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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.

čtvrtfinále (Czech): quarter-final

Definitions

  1. quarter-final

Ancestry of “čtvrtfinále”, step by step

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