Where does “svat” come from?

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

svat (Old Khmer): to recite; to chant; to intone

Definitions

  1. to recite; to chant; to intone

Ancestry of “svat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svat”

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