Where does “swětły” come from?

swětły (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic světьlъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

swětły (Upper Sorbian): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “swětły”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvětьlъbright
2Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →