Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/světъ

This Proto-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-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian šviẽsti (“to shine”), Sanskrit श्वेत (śvetá, “white, bright”), Proto-Germanic *hwītaz (“white”). Doublet of *květъ.[1]

Noun

*svě̑tъ m[1]

  1. light
  2. world

Declension

Declension of *svě̑tъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *svě̑tъ *svě̑ta *svě̑ti
genitive *svě̑ta *světù *svě̃tъ
dative *svě̑tu *světomà *světòmъ
accusative *svě̑tъ *svě̑ta *svě̑ty
instrumental *svě̑tъmь, *svě̑tomь* *světomà *světý
locative *svě̑tě *světù *světě̃xъ
vocative *světe *svě̑ta *svě̑ti

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

See also

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*svě̑tъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 476

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “свет”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “свет”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 145
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