Where does “ses” come from?
ses (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شش, from Persian شش, from Proto-Iranian šwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
ses (Turkish): voice, sound; letter
Ancestry of “ses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شش | — |
| 2 | Persian | شش | six; lung |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | šwáš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |