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Where does “șfert” come from?

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

Ancestry of “șfert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчверть—
2Proto-Slavicčetvьrtь—
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tós—

Words derived from “șfert”

  • sfert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós →