Where does “цвет” come from?

цвет (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic цвѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic květъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

цвет (Russian): colour; blossom, bloom, flower; flower, cream,...

Definitions

  1. colour; blossom, bloom, flower; flower, cream,...

Ancestry of “цвет”, step by step

цвет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic цвѣтъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicцвѣтъflower
2Proto-Slavickvětъbright color, light; color, bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwoyt-o-white, light
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

via Russian цвести́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцвести́to bloom, to blossom, to flower
2Proto-Slavickvistito bloom, to blossom, to flower
3Proto-Balto-Slavickweistei—

Words derived from “цвет”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic květъ →