Where does “četvrt” come from?

četvrt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic četvьrtь, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.

četvrt (Serbo-Croatian): quarter

Definitions

  1. quarter

Ancestry of “četvrt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčetvьrtь
2Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tósfourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ