Where does “свеча́” come from?

свеча́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свѣча, from Proto-Slavic svěťa, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

свеча́ (Russian): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “свеча́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвѣчаcandle
2Proto-Slavicsvěťacandle
3Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

Words derived from “свеча́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →