Where does “щасли́вий” come from?

щасли́вий (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.

щасли́вий (Ukrainian): happy; lucky

Definitions

  1. happy; lucky

Ancestry of “щасли́вий”, 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 “щасли́вий”

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