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Where does “kandilo” come from?

kandilo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic канъдило, from Ancient Greek κανδήλη, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kandilo (Serbo-Croatian): A vigil lamp; a cresset, usually hanging and...

Definitions

  1. A vigil lamp; a cresset, usually hanging and...

Ancestry of “kandilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicканъдило—
2Ancient Greekκανδήλη—
3Latincandēla—
4Latincandeō—
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →