Where does “szczescé” come from?

szczescé (Kashubian) comes 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.

szczescé (Kashubian): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “szczescé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
2Proto-Slavicsъ-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-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- →