Where does “šesti” come from?

šesti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

šesti (Slovene): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “šesti”, step by step

šesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sěsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Proto-Slavic šestъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšestъsixth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśeśtas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱstóssixth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →