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.
Ancestry of “свеча́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | свѣча | candle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svěťa | candle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |
Words derived from “свеча́”