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

  1. the world; the cosmos, the universe, all there...

Ancestry of “svet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

Words derived from “svet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →