Where does “свак” come from?

свак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian svojakъ.

свак (Serbo-Croatian): brother-in-law; father-in-law; everyone

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law; father-in-law; everyone

Ancestry of “свак”, step by step

свак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian svojakъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansvojakъ

via Proto-Slavic *vьśako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vьśakoany, every
Every word from Serbo-Croatian svojakъ