Where does “četvrtak” come from?

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

četvrtak (Slavomolisano): Thursday

Definitions

  1. Thursday

Ancestry of “četvrtak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatiančetvrtakThursday
2Proto-SlavicčetvьrtъkъThursday
3Proto-Slavicčetvьrtъfourth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketwirtasfourth
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥tósfourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ