Where does “ἑξήρης” come from?

ἑξήρης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Ancestry of “ἑξήρης”, step by step

ἑξήρης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἕξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕξsix
2Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Ancient Greek ἐρέτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρέτηςrower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →
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