Where does “всесві́тній” come from?

всесві́тній (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian світ, from Old East Slavic свѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

всесві́тній (Ukrainian): worldwide

Definitions

  1. worldwide

Ancestry of “всесві́тній”, step by step

всесві́тній traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian світ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсвітworld; universe; light
2Old East Slavicсвѣтъworld; society
3Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

via Ukrainian весь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвесьall, the whole
2Proto-Slavicvьśьall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “всесві́тній”

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