Where does “šestь” come from?

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

šestь (Proto-Slavic): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “šestь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “šestь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →