Where does “sis” come from?

sis (Ido) comes from French six, from Middle French six, from Old French sis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sis (Ido): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “sis”, step by step

sis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French six

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsixsix
2Middle Frenchsixsix
3Old Frenchsissix
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German sechs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechssix
2Middle High Germansehs
3Old High Germansehssix
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix

via Russian шесть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшестьsix
2Old East Slavicшестьsix
3Proto-Slavicšestьsix
4Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs