Where does “неща́стя” come from?

неща́стя (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian щастя, from Old East Slavic съчастиѥ, 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.

неща́стя (Ukrainian): misery, misfortune, disaster, tragedy

Definitions

  1. misery, misfortune, disaster, tragedy

Ancestry of “неща́стя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianщастяhappiness; luck, fortune
2Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
3Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
4Proto-Slavicsъ-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “неща́стя”

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