Where does “čtyři” come from?
čtyři (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[čtyřie]], [[čtyři]], from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
čtyři (Czech): four
Definitions
- four
Ancestry of “čtyři”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[čtyřie]], [[čtyři]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četyre | four |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketures | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |