Where does “сватьба” come from?

сватьба (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic svatьba, from Proto-Slavic svatъ, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “сватьба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvatьbawedding
2Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “сватьба”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →