Where does “svatka” come from?

svatka (Czech) comes from Old Khmer svat, from Proto-Slavic svatъ, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

svatka (Czech): co-mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. co-mother-in-law

Ancestry of “svatka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmersvatto recite; to chant; to intone
2Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →