Where does “svetlomet” come from?

svetlomet (Slovak) comes from Slovak svetlo, from Proto-Slavic *světьlo — light.

svetlomet (Slovak): searchlight

Definitions

  1. searchlight

Ancestry of “svetlomet”, step by step

svetlomet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak svetlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksvetlolight electromagnetic wave
2Proto-Slavic*světьlolight

via Slovak metať

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmetať—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *světьlo →Every word from Slovak svetlo →