Where does “шестна́дцать” come from?

шестна́дцать (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.

шестна́дцать (Russian): sixteen (16)

Definitions

  1. sixteen (16)

Ancestry of “шестна́дцать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “шестна́дцать”

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