Where does “έξι” come from?

έξι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

έξι (Greek): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “έξι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕξsix
2Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hwéksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕξ