Where does “свято́й” come from?

свято́й (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

свято́й (Russian): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “свято́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвѧтъholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “свято́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →