English
Sveta
Sveta comes from Russian Светла́на ‘Svetlana’, from свет ‘light’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱweyt-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śwaitasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*světъ‘light’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсвѣтъ‘light’
- Russianmodernсветsvet‘light’
- Russian, derivedmodernСветла́наSvetlána‘Svetlana’
- Russian, derivedmodernСве́таSvétainformal pet form of Светла́на
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Sveta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱweyt-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śwaitasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*světъ‘light’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсвѣтъ‘light’
- Russianmodernсветsvet‘light’
- Russian, derivedmodernСветла́наSvetlána‘Svetlana’
- Russian, derivedmodernСве́таSvétainformal pet form of Светла́на
- Englishearliest quotation 2008Sveta
Earliest quotation: 2008, Ellen Bailey, Katya's Gold: What Will Her Dreams Cost?: “Then one evening Katya approached a girl named Svetlana.…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-
Today it means
name A diminutive of the female given name Svetlana, from Russian
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- / Sveta