Where does “citĕr” come from?

citĕr (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic *četỳre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

citĕr (Polabian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “citĕr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*četỳrefour
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
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 ketures →
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