Where does “kat” come from?

kat (Réunion Creole French) comes from French quatre, from Old French quatre, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres — and.

kat (Réunion Creole French): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “kat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquatrefour
2Old Frenchquatrefour
3Latinquattŭorfour; 4
4Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
5Old Portuguesequartoquarter
6Latinquārtusfourth
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos →