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Where does “svatъ” come from?

svatъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Definitions

Ancestry of “svatъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “svatъ”

  • свадьба
  • swach
  • swat
  • Swat
  • свадба
  • svadba
  • svatьba
  • swajźba
  • сватьба
  • swadźba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →