Where does “svätyňa” come from?

svätyňa (Slovak) comes from Slovak svätý, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

svätyňa (Slovak): sanctuary

Definitions

  1. sanctuary

Ancestry of “svätyňa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksvätýholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →