Where does “sesa” come from?

sesa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ses, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sesa (Esperanto): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “sesa”, step by step

sesa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosessix
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via English Cæsar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCæsarAlternative spelling of Caesar
2LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
3Latincaesariesor hair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Sanskrit शेष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशेषthat which is saved or spared or allowed to...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśayṣ-to remain

Words derived from “sesa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →
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