Where does “святи́й” come from?

святи́й (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

святи́й (Ukrainian): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “святи́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвѧтъholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “святи́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →