Where does “swach” come from?

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

swach (Polish): matchmaker; genitive plural of swacha

Definitions

  1. matchmaker; genitive plural of swacha

Ancestry of “swach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSwatmatchmaker
2Old Polishswat—
3Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →