Where does “šesť” come from?

šesť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic šéš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

šesť (Slovak): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “šesť”, step by step

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