Where does “sesteş” come from?

sesteş (Turkish) comes from Turkish ses, from Ottoman Turkish شش, from Persian شش, from Proto-Iranian šwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sesteş (Turkish): homonymous; homonym

Definitions

  1. homonymous; homonym

Ancestry of “sesteş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsesvoice, sound; letter
2Ottoman Turkishشش—
3Persianششsix; lung
4Proto-Iranianšwáš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian šwáš →