Where does “счастли́вец” come from?

счастли́вец (Russian) comes from Russian счастли́вый, from Russian сча́стье, from Old East Slavic съчастиѥ, from Proto-Slavic sъčęstьje, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

счастли́вец (Russian): lucky dog, lucky man

Definitions

  1. lucky dog, lucky man

Ancestry of “счастли́вец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсчастли́выйhappy
2Russianсча́стьеhappiness, good luck
3Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
4Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “счастли́вец”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →