Where does “svet” come from?
svet (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
svet (Slovak): the world; the cosmos, the universe, all there...
Definitions
- the world; the cosmos, the universe, all there...
Ancestry of “svet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |