svidanie stems from vid, which is a root of "to see". s-vid... - means completed action, as in "to spot". ...vid-anie - a noun version of the same. s-vid-ani

svidanie stems from vid, which is a root of "to see". s-vid... - means completed action, as in "to spot". ...vid-anie - a noun version of the same. s-vid-anie - an event of managing to see someone/something. do ... - until ... Pretty logical, actually.