Where does “svátek” come from?

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

svátek (Czech): holiday, day off; public holiday; name day

Definitions

  1. holiday, day off; public holiday; name day

Ancestry of “svátek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvatýholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “svátek”

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