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
- lucky man
Ancestry of “счастливчик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | счастли́вец | lucky dog, lucky man |
| 2 | Russian | счастли́вый | happy |
| 3 | Russian | сча́стье | happiness, good luck |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | съчастиѥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъčęstьje | happiness |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |