Where does “שש בש” come from?
שש בש (Hebrew) comes from Turkish beş, from Ottoman Turkish بش, from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ — five.
שש בש (Hebrew): backgammon
Ancestry of “שש בש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | beş | five |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بش | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bẹ̄ĺ | five |