Where does “чета” come from?

чета (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чета, from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

чета (Russian): couple, pair; match

Definitions

  1. couple, pair; match

Ancestry of “чета”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчетаtroop, multitude, community
2Proto-Slavicčetacompany
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic četa →