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Where does “čtvrtek” come from?

čtvrtek (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъkъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós.

čtvrtek (Czech): Thursday; genitive plural of čtvrtka

Definitions

  1. Thursday; genitive plural of čtvrtka

Ancestry of “čtvrtek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicčetvьrtъkъThursday
2Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tós—

Words derived from “čtvrtek”

  • čtvrteční
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