Where does “cvit” come from?

cvit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic květъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

cvit (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of cvijet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cvijet

Ancestry of “cvit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cvit”

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