Where does “svatъ” come from?

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

svatъ (Proto-Slavic): father of one of the newlyweds

Definitions

  1. father of one of the newlyweds

Ancestry of “svatъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svatъ”

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