Where does “четвёртый” come from?
четвёртый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic четвьртъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
четвёртый (Russian): fourth
Definitions
- fourth
Ancestry of “четвёртый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | четвьртъ | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |