Where does “स” come from?
स (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
स (Konkani): six
Ancestry of “स”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | षष् | six |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṣwáṭṣ | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |