Where does “sikis” come from?
sikis (Tok Pisin) comes from English Six, from Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sikis (Tok Pisin): six
Ancestry of “sikis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Six | — |
| 2 | Middle English | six | six |
| 3 | Old English | six | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |