Where does “štyri” come from?
štyri (Slovak) comes from Lower Sorbian styri, from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
štyri (Slovak): four
Ancestry of “štyri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | styri | four |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četyre | four |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketures | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |