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] For a semantic comparison, perhaps consider Lithuanian pasáulis (“world”), from pa- (“under”) +‎ saulė (“the Sun”).[2]

    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.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    See also

    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
    2. ^ Dynda, Jiří (13 October 2014), “The Three-Headed One at the Crossroad. A Comparative Study of the Slavic God Triglav”, in Studia mythologica Slavica‎[1], volume 17, →DOI, →ISSN, page 65

    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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