Where does “šestina” come from?

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

šestina (Czech): sixth one of six equal parts of a whole

Definitions

  1. sixth one of six equal parts of a whole

Ancestry of “šestina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechšestsix
2Old Czechšestsix
3Proto-Slavicšestьsix
4Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →