Where does “swacić” come from?

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

swacić (Polish): to call someone matchmaker

Definitions

  1. to call someone matchmaker

Ancestry of “swacić”, 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 →