Where does “svadba” come from?
svadba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic svatьba, from Proto-Slavic svatъ, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
svadba (Serbo-Croatian): wedding
Ancestry of “svadba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | svatьba | wedding |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svatъ | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |