Where does “sztworty” come from?

sztworty (Silesian) comes from Old Polish cztwarty, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.

sztworty (Silesian): fourth

Definitions

  1. fourth

Ancestry of “sztworty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishcztwartyfourth
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