Where does “चार” come from?

चार (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit चत्वारः, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चार (Bhojpuri): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “चार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचत्वारः—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →