Where does “四” come from?

四 (Chinese) comes from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

四 (Chinese): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “四”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

Words derived from “四”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →