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 — fourth.
șfert (Romanian): quarter, fourth
Definitions
- quarter, fourth
Ancestry of “șfert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | чверть | quarter, fourth one of four equal parts |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |