Where does “шестпати” come from?

шестпати (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian шест, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

шестпати (Macedonian): six times

Definitions

  1. six times

Ancestry of “шестпати”, step by step

шестпати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian шест

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianшестsix
2Proto-Slavicšestьsix
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Macedonian пати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпатиto suffer; to be afflicted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →