Where does “просветиться” come from?

просветиться (Russian) comes from Russian свети́ть, from Proto-Slavic *světìti — to illuminate, to shine.

просветиться (Russian): To acquire knowledge or become cultured

Definitions

  1. To acquire knowledge or become cultured

Ancestry of “просветиться”, step by step

просветиться traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian свети́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвети́тьto shine, lamp, beam, light
2Proto-Slavic*světìtito illuminate, to shine

via Russian ся

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianсяContraction of себя́
2Russianсебя́(reflexive pronoun) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves (no nominative case)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *světìti →Every word from Russian свети́ть →