Where does “щасливець” come from?

щасливець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian щасли́вий, 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.

щасливець (Ukrainian): lucky one, lucky man

Definitions

  1. lucky one, lucky man

Ancestry of “щасливець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianщасли́вийhappy; lucky
2Ukrainianщастяhappiness; luck, fortune
3Old East Slavicсъчастиѥ—
4Proto-Slavicsъčęstьjehappiness
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-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- →