Where does “τέσσερεις” come from?

τέσσερεις (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

τέσσερεις (Greek): four, 4

Definitions

  1. four, 4

Ancestry of “τέσσερεις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
2Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores →