Where does “swachna” come from?

swachna (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.

swachna (Polish): matchmaker

Definitions

  1. matchmaker

Ancestry of “swachna”, 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 →