Where does “svatьba” come from?

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

svatьba (Proto-Slavic): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “svatьba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “svatьba”

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