Where does “चत्वारः” come from?
चत्वारः (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “चत्वारः”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čatwā́ras | four |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |