Where does “čatā” come from?

čatā (Waigali) comes from Proto-Nuristani *čatwāra, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

čatā (Waigali): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “čatā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*čatwārafour
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
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-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →