Where does “шестица” come from?

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

шестица (Serbo-Croatian): six (digit or figure)

Definitions

  1. six (digit or figure)

Ancestry of “шестица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianше̑стsix
2Proto-Slavicšestьsix
3Proto-Balto-Slavicšéšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš →Every word from Proto-Slavic šestь →
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