Where does “шэсцьдзесят” come from?

шэсцьдзесят (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian шэсць, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

шэсцьдзесят (Belarusian): sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty

Ancestry of “шэсцьдзесят”, step by step

шэсцьдзесят traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian шэсць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianшэсцьsix
2Proto-Slavicšestьsix
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Belarusian дзе́сяць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianдзе́сяцьten (10)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →
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