Where does “شش” come from?

شش (Brahui) comes from Baluchi شش, from Proto-Iranian šwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

شش (Brahui): six, 6

Definitions

  1. six, 6

Ancestry of “شش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Baluchiششsix
2Proto-Iranianšwáš—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian šwáš →