Where does “свадба” come from?

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

свадба (Serbo-Croatian): wedding celebration

Definitions

  1. wedding celebration

Ancestry of “свадба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvatьbawedding
2Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svatъ →