Where does “swat” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swat”

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