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

  1. six, number six; something with the number six on...

Ancestry of “sešnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansešisix; six o'clock
2Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Latvian seši →