Where does “в-четвёртых” come from?
в-четвёртых (Russian) comes from Russian в, from Old East Slavic въ, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
в-четвёртых (Russian): fourthly, in the fourth place
Definitions
- fourthly, in the fourth place
Ancestry of “в-четвёртых”, step by step
в-четвёртых traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian в
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | в | in, at, on; to, into; at, in, on |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | въ | inside |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Russian четвёртый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | четвёртый | fourth |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | четвьртъ | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |