Where does “светитељ” come from?
светитељ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian све̑т, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
светитељ (Serbo-Croatian): a saint, especially an ascetic or monk who...
Definitions
- a saint, especially an ascetic or monk who...
Ancestry of “светитељ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | све̑т | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |