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

  1. to shine

Descendants

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

References

  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