European Word summary
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kwetförja
[kwetførja]*
four (4)
[kwetførja]*
four (4)
European
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Indo-European
⤷ Not dialect specific
⤷ Neutral Source Language: Indo-European
Etymology
Draws its origin from Indo-European "*kʷetwóres" which means ""Four"(4) Notes
Evolution of the word : *kʷetwóres
→ The combinaison <kʷ> [kʷ] became <kw> [kw]
→ Lenition of the ""second"" <w> into <w> [β] then <w> [v] finally, devoicing of <w> [v] into <f> [f]
→ The <ó> became <ö> [ø]
→ The second <e> became <ë> [ɛ] then <a> [a], finally <a> [a] became <ja> [ja]
→ Fall of the letter <s> [s]
Draws its origin from Indo-European "*kʷetwóres" which means ""Four"(4) Notes
Evolution of the word : *kʷetwóres
→ The combinaison <kʷ> [kʷ] became <kw> [kw]
→ Lenition of the ""second"" <w> into <w> [β] then <w> [v] finally, devoicing of <w> [v] into <f> [f]
→ The <ó> became <ö> [ø]
→ The second <e> became <ë> [ɛ] then <a> [a], finally <a> [a] became <ja> [ja]
→ Fall of the letter <s> [s]
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 26 April 2019, 20:10
↺ 26 April 2019, 20:10
Inflection of 'kwetförja' (1 table)
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