Where does “czwartorzęd” come from?

czwartorzęd (Polish) comes from Polish czwarty, from Old Polish cztwarty, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.

czwartorzęd (Polish): Quaternary

Definitions

  1. Quaternary

Ancestry of “czwartorzęd”, step by step

czwartorzęd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish czwarty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczwartyfourth
2Old Polishcztwartyfourth
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tósfourth

via Polish rząd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrządrow; tack; order
2Proto-Slavicrędъrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrind-

Words derived from “czwartorzęd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ
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