Where does “чотыри” come from?

чотыри (Rusyn) comes from Old East Slavic четꙑре, from Proto-Slavic *četỳre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

чотыри (Rusyn): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “чотыри”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчетꙑреfour
2Proto-Slavic*četỳrefour
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →