Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/świtḗˀtei

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-.

Verb

*świtḗˀtei

to shine

Descendants

Lithuanian: švitė́ti
Latvian: kvitêt (analogical k-^[1])
Proto-Slavic: *svьtěti^[2] (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šviesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456
^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 478

[1] Derksen, Rick (2015) “šviesti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456

[2] Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svьtěti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 478

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