Where does “шесть” come from?
шесть (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “шесть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | šestь | six |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | šéš | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |