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
Definitions
- backgammon
Ancestry of “שש בש”, step by step
שש בש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish beş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | beş | five |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بش | five (5) |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bẹ̄ĺ | five |
via Hebrew שֵׁשׁ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | שֵׁשׁ | six |