Where does “شەش” come from?
شەش (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
شەش (Central Kurdish): six; 6
Ancestry of “شەش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | xšwáš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |