Where does “ἕκτος” come from?

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

ἕκτος (Ancient Greek): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “ἕκτος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἕκτος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hwéksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕξ
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