Where does “چار” come from?

چار (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian čaθwā́rah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “چار”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniančaθwā́rahfour
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras
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