Where does “чотири-” come from?

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

чотири- (Ukrainian): four-, quadr-, quadri

Definitions

  1. four-, quadr-, quadri

Ancestry of “чотири-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “чотири-”

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