Where does “ṣo” come from?

ṣo (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

ṣo (Kalasha): six; 6

Definitions

  1. six; 6

Ancestry of “ṣo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्six
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →