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

Definitions

  1. six; lung

Ancestry of “شش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianšwáš—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “شش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian šwáš →