Where does “šťastný” come from?

šťastný (Czech) comes 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.

šťastný (Czech): happy; lucky

Definitions

  1. happy; lucky

Ancestry of “šťastný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechštěstíhappiness; luck
2Old Czechsčěstiehappiness
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- →