Where does “četnictvo” come from?

četnictvo (Czech) comes from Czech četník, from Czech četa, from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

četnictvo (Czech): gendarmerie

Definitions

  1. gendarmerie

Ancestry of “četnictvo”, step by step

četnictvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech četník

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčetníka policeman
2CzechčetaA platoon; A squad, team, gang, crew
3Proto-Slavicčetacompany
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—

via Czech ctvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechctvo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic četa →