Where does “светильник” come from?
светильник (Russian) comes from Russian -льник, from Ukrainian -ль, from Ukrainian -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
светильник (Russian): lamp, light fixture
Ancestry of “светильник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -льник | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ль | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -ь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |