Where does “счастливчик” come from?

счастливчик (Russian) comes from Russian счастли́вец, 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.

счастливчик (Russian): lucky man

Definitions

  1. lucky man

Ancestry of “счастливчик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсчастли́вецlucky dog, lucky man
2Russianсчастли́выйhappy
3Russianсча́стьеhappiness, good luck
4Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ
5Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
6Proto-Slavicsъ-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ-
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