Where does “shey” come from?

shey (Manx) comes from Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

shey (Manx): sextet; six

Definitions

  1. sextet; six

Ancestry of “shey”, step by step

shey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish sé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsésix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Yoruba șe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubașe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Old Irish sé →