Where does “šest” come from?

šest (Czech) comes from Old Czech šest, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

šest (Czech): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “šest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “šest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →