Where does “çast” come from?

çast (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian сча́стье, from Old East Slavic съчастиѥ, from Proto-Slavic sъčęstьje, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

çast (Crimean Tatar): luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. luck, fortune

Ancestry of “çast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсча́стьеhappiness, good luck
2Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
3Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
4Proto-Slavicsъ-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →