Where does “Сватове” come from?

Сватове (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic сват, from Proto-Slavic svatъ, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “Сватове”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicсват—
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 →
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