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Where does “четверг” come from?

четверг (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic четвьртъкъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъkъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós.

четверг (Russian): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “четверг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчетвьртъкъ—
2Proto-SlavicčetvьrtъkъThursday
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós →