Where does “sais” come from?

sais (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese seis, from Old Portuguese seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sais (Kabuverdianu): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “sais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseseissix
2Old Portugueseseis—
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sais”

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