Where does “щастя” come from?

щастя (Ukrainian) comes 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.

щастя (Ukrainian): happiness; luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. happiness; luck, fortune

Ancestry of “щастя”, step by step

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

Words derived from “щастя”

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