Where does “ćwierćnuta” come from?
ćwierćnuta (Polish) comes from Polish ćwierć, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtь, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
ćwierćnuta (Polish): crotchet, quarter note
Definitions
- crotchet, quarter note
Ancestry of “ćwierćnuta”, step by step
ćwierćnuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish ćwierć
| 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 |