Where does “štiri” come from?

štiri (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

štiri (Slovene): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “štiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčetyrefour
2Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →