Where does “освящать” come from?

освящать (Russian) comes from Russian освяти́ть, from Russian свято́й, from Old East Slavic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

освящать (Russian): to sanctify, to hallow, to consecrate

Definitions

  1. to sanctify, to hallow, to consecrate

Ancestry of “освящать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосвяти́тьto sanctify, to hallow, to consecrate
2Russianсвято́йholy
3Old East Slavicсвѧтъholy, sacred
4Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
5Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentasEvery word from Proto-Slavic svętъ
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