Where does “свадьба” come from?

свадьба (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сватьба, from Proto-Slavic svatьba, from Proto-Slavic svatъ, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

свадьба (Russian): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “свадьба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсватьба—
2Proto-Slavicsvatьbawedding
3Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “свадьба”

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