Where does “sváteční” come from?

sváteční (Czech) comes from Czech svátek, from Czech svatý, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

sváteční (Czech): festive, holiday

Definitions

  1. festive, holiday

Ancestry of “sváteční”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvátekholiday, day off; public holiday; name day
2Czechsvatýholy, sacred
3Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “sváteční”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →