Where does “štvorlístok” come from?

štvorlístok (Slovak) comes from Slovak štyri, from Lower Sorbian styri, from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

štvorlístok (Slovak): four-leaf clover, lucky clover

Definitions

  1. four-leaf clover, lucky clover

Ancestry of “štvorlístok”, step by step

štvorlístok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak štyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakštyrifour
2Lower Sorbianstyrifour
3Proto-Slavicčetyrefour
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Slovak lístok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklístoksmall leaf
2Slovak-okused to form masculine nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →