Where does “освящение” come from?

освящение (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.

освящение (Russian): consecration, sanctification

Definitions

  1. consecration, sanctification

Ancestry of “освящение”, 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 śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →