Where does “šestnádste” come from?

šestnádste (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech šest, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

šestnádste (Old Czech): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “šestnádste”, step by step

šestnádste traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Czech šest

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

via Old Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Czech *desěte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech*desěte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →