Where does “štvrťhrsť” come from?

štvrťhrsť (Slovak) comes from Slovak hrsť, from Proto-Slavic gъrstь, from Proto-Slavic gъr-t-, from Proto-Slavic gъrtati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

štvrťhrsť (Slovak): one-quarter of handful

Definitions

  1. one-quarter of handful

Ancestry of “štvrťhrsť”, step by step

štvrťhrsť traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak hrsť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakhrsťhandful
2Proto-Slavicgъrstьcupped hand
3Proto-Slavicgъr-t-—
4Proto-Slavicgъrtati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

via Slovak štvrť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakštvrťquarter, fourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gъrtati →Every word from Proto-Slavic gъr-t- →