Where does “подсвечник” come from?
подсвечник (Russian) comes from Russian подсвечивать, from Russian подсвети́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
подсвечник (Russian): candlestick, sconce
Definitions
- candlestick, sconce
Ancestry of “подсвечник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подсвечивать | to illuminate, to highlight from below or from the side |
| 2 | Russian | подсвети́ть | to illuminate, to highlight from below or from the side |
| 3 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |