Where does “czwarty” come from?
czwarty (Polish) comes from Old Polish cztwarty, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
czwarty (Polish): fourth
Definitions
- fourth
Ancestry of “czwarty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | cztwarty | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |