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Where does “četvьrtь” come from?

četvьrtь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós.

Ancestry of “četvьrtь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tós—

Words derived from “četvьrtь”

  • ćwierćnuta
  • ćwierć
  • ćwierćfinał
  • cztwierć
  • sztwierć
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