Where does “šťastie” come from?

šťastie (Slovak) comes 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.

šťastie (Slovak): happiness; luck

Definitions

  1. happiness; luck

Ancestry of “šťastie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
2Proto-Slavicsъ-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “šťastie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →
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