Where does “шестикрылый” come from?

шестикрылый (Russian) comes from Russian шесть, from Old East Slavic шесть, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

шестикрылый (Russian): six-winged, hexapterous

Definitions

  1. six-winged, hexapterous

Ancestry of “шестикрылый”, step by step

шестикрылый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian шесть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшестьsix
2Old East Slavicшестьsix
3Proto-Slavicšestьsix
4Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Russian крыло́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрыло́wing
2Proto-Slavickridlowing
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →