Where does “ćwiertnia” come from?

ćwiertnia (Polish) comes from Old Polish ćwiertnia, from Old Polish -nia, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.

ćwiertnia (Polish): unit of measure equaling sixteen

Definitions

  1. unit of measure equaling sixteen

Ancestry of “ćwiertnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishćwiertniaquarter
2Old Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
3Proto-Slavic*-ьňà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà →Every word from Old Polish -nia →Every word from Old Polish ćwiertnia →