Where does “свечечка” come from?

свечечка (Russian) comes from Russian свечка, from Russian свеча́, 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 “свечечка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianсвечкаDiminutive of свеча́
2Russianсвеча́candle
3Old East Slavicсвѣчаcandle
4Proto-Slavicsvěťacandle
5Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →