Where does “четвертий” come from?
четвертий (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic четвьртъ, from Proto-Slavic četvьrtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketwirtas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥tós — fourth.
четвертий (Ukrainian): fourth
Definitions
- fourth
Ancestry of “четвертий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | четвьртъ | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | četvьrtъ | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketwirtas | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷetwr̥tós | fourth |