Where does “четворка” come from?
четворка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian четврти, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
четворка (Serbo-Croatian): four (digit or figure)
Definitions
- four (digit or figure)
Ancestry of “четворка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | четврти | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |