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Where does “четвёртая” come from?

четвёртая (Russian) comes from Russian четвёртый, from Old East Slavic четвьртъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós.

четвёртая (Russian): nominative feminine singular of четвёртый; fourth...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of четвёртый; fourth...

Ancestry of “четвёртая”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчетвёртыйfourth
2Old East Slavicчетвьртъfourth
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tós—
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