Where does “Šťastný” come from?

Šťastný (Slovak) comes from Slovak šťastie, 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.

Šťastný (Slovak): happy

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “Šťastný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakšťastiehappiness; luck
2Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
3Proto-Slavicsъ-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-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- →