Where does “seis” come from?

seis (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

seis (Asturian): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “seis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leoneseseis
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “seis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Italic seksEvery word from Latin sex
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