Where does “sais” come from?
sais (Aklanon) comes from Spanish seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sais (Aklanon): six
Ancestry of “sais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | seis | six |
| 2 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |