Where does “شش” come from?
شش (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian šwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
شش (Persian): six; lung
Ancestry of “شش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | šwáš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |