Where does “лучоноша” come from?

лучоноша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian носити, from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

лучоноша (Serbo-Croatian): torchbearer

Definitions

  1. torchbearer

Ancestry of “лучоноша”, step by step

лучоноша traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian носити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianноситиto carry, bring; to wear; to produce, bear
2Proto-Slavicnositito carry, to bring
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Serbo-Croatian луч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianлучlight
2Proto-Slaviclučьray; torch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti