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Where does “τέσσερα” come from?

τέσσερα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

τέσσερα (Ancient Greek): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “τέσσερα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
2Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
3Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “τέσσερα”

  • azar
  • atzar
  • زَهْر
  • أزهر
  • zar
  • zar
  • զառ
  • ზარი
  • ज़ार
  • زار
  • zar
  • زار
  • زار
  • زهر
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