Where does “Swat” come from?

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

Swat (Polish): matchmaker

Definitions

  1. matchmaker

Ancestry of “Swat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishswat—
2Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-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 →