Where does “षष्” come from?
षष् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
षष् (Sanskrit): six
Ancestry of “षष्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṣwáṭṣ | six |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |