Where does “tchetnik” come from?

tchetnik (French) comes from Serbo-Croatian četnik, from Serbo-Croatian četa, from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

tchetnik (French): chetnik

Definitions

  1. chetnik

Ancestry of “tchetnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančetnikchetnik; a Serbian far-right sympathizer; a Serb...
2Serbo-Croatiančetatroop, squad, host
3Proto-Slavicčetacompany
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic četa →