Where does “ćwiartka” come from?

ćwiartka (Polish) comes from Polish ćwierć, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtь, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.

ćwiartka (Polish): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “ćwiartka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishćwierćquarter; a quarter, a former Polish unit of...
2Proto-Slavicčetvьrtь
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tósfourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ