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

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “षष्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
2Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “षष्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṣwáṭṣ →