Where does “шестиструнный” come from?

шестиструнный (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.

шестиструнный (Russian): six-string (of a guitar)

Definitions

  1. six-string (of a guitar)

Ancestry of “шестиструнный”, step by step

шестиструнный 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 стру́нный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстру́нныйstring of a musical instrument
2Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
3Old Church Slavonic-ьнъish, -ic, -al, -ed
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →