Where does “swacha” come from?

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

swacha (Polish): matchmaker; genitive/accusative singular of swach

Definitions

  1. matchmaker; genitive/accusative singular of swach

Ancestry of “swacha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishswatkaA matchmaker; The mother of one's child-in-law
2PolishSwatmatchmaker
3Old Polishswat—
4Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →