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
Ancestry of “шэсцьдзесят”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Belarusian | шэсць | six |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | šestь | six |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | šéš | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |