Where does “čtvrtfinále” come from?

čtvrtfinále (Czech) comes from Czech čtvrt, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtь, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.

čtvrtfinále (Czech): quarter-final

Definitions

  1. quarter-final

Ancestry of “čtvrtfinále”, step by step

čtvrtfinále traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech čtvrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčtvrtquarter
2Proto-Slavicčetvьrtь
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tósfourth

via Czech finále

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfinálefinal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ