Where does “swatka” come from?

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

swatka (Polish): A matchmaker; The mother of one's child-in-law

Definitions

  1. A matchmaker; The mother of one's child-in-law

Ancestry of “swatka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSwatmatchmaker
2Old Polishswat—
3Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “swatka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →