Where does “шездесет” come from?

шездесет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ше̑ст, from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

шездесет (Serbo-Croatian): sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty

Ancestry of “шездесет”, step by step

шездесет traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ше̑ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianше̑стsix
2Proto-Slavicšestьsix
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Serbo-Croatian де̏сет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianде̏сетten
2Proto-Slavicdesętьten
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*déśimtten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →