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Where does “чета” come from?

чета (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

чета (Old East Slavic): troop, multitude, community

Definitions

  1. troop, multitude, community

Ancestry of “чета”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčetacompany
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—

Words derived from “чета”

  • чета
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →