Where does “šťastlivec” come from?

šťastlivec (Czech) comes from Czech šťastlivý, from Czech štěstí, from Old Czech sčěstie, 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.

šťastlivec (Czech): lucky man, lucky guy, lucky devil

Definitions

  1. lucky man, lucky guy, lucky devil

Ancestry of “šťastlivec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšťastlivýhappy
2Czechštěstíhappiness; luck
3Old Czechsčěstiehappiness
4Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-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- →