Where does “kat” come from?

kat (Mauritian Creole) comes from French quatre, from Old French quatre, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

kat (Mauritian Creole): four

Definitions

four

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	quatre	four
2	Old French	quatre	four
3	Latin	quattŭor	four; 4
4	Portuguese	quarto	ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5	Old Portuguese	quarto	quarter
6	Latin	quārtus	fourth
7	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeturtos	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷetwóres	four
9	Proto-Indo-European	kʷe-	and

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →