Where does “чотириногий” come from?

чотириногий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian чотири-, from Ukrainian чотири, from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

чотириногий (Ukrainian): four-legged, quadripedal

Definitions

  1. four-legged, quadripedal

Ancestry of “чотириногий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчотири-four-, quadr-, quadri
2Ukrainianчотириfour
3Proto-Slavicčetyrefour
4Proto-Balto-Slavicketuresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures →