Where does “𑀙” come from?

𑀙 (Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit षष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

𑀙 (Prakrit): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “𑀙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्six
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →