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

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “štyri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “štyri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →