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
- quarter
Ancestry of “ćwiartka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ćwierć | quarter; a quarter, a former Polish unit of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |