Where does “święta” come from?

święta (Polish) comes from Polish święto, from Old Polish święto, from Old Polish -o, from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ.

święta (Polish): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “święta”, step by step

święta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish święto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishświętoholiday
2Old Polishświętoholiday
3Old Polish-oforms adverbs from adjectives
4Proto-Slavic*-ǫ—

via Polish Święty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚwiętyholy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ →Every word from Old Polish -o →Every word from Old Polish święto →