Where does “četnik” come from?

četnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian četa, from Proto-Slavic četa, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷet-.

četnik (Serbo-Croatian): chetnik; a Serbian far-right sympathizer; a Serb...

Definitions

  1. chetnik; a Serbian far-right sympathizer; a Serb...

Ancestry of “četnik”, step by step

četnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian četa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančetatroop, squad, host
2Proto-Slavicčetacompany
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeth₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷet-—

via Slavic četa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavicčeta—

Words derived from “četnik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷet- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeth₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic četa →
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