Where does “swadźba” come from?

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

swadźba (Old Polish): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “swadźba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvatьbawedding
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 →