Where does “четири” come from?

четири (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic четꙑре, from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

четири (Bulgarian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “четири”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчетꙑреfour
2Proto-Slavicčetyrefour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →