Where does “czteraki” come from?

czteraki (Polish) comes from Polish cztery, from Proto-Slavic *četỳre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

czteraki (Polish): all fours

Definitions

  1. all fours

Ancestry of “czteraki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczteryfour
2Proto-Slavic*četỳrefour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →