Where does “četrinieks” come from?

četrinieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian četri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketur-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

četrinieks (Latvian): four, number four; four; something with the...

Definitions

  1. four, number four; four; something with the...

Ancestry of “četrinieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviančetrifour; four o'clock
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketur-—
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-Balto-Slavic ketur- →