Where does “sešnieks” come from?
sešnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian seši, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sešnieks (Latvian): six, number six; something with the number six on...
Definitions
- six, number six; something with the number six on...
Ancestry of “sešnieks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | seši | six; six o'clock |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | šéš | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |