έξι (Greek)
Where does "έξι" come from?
The Greek word 'έξι' traces its origins back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European root *swéḱs. It evolved through Proto-Hellenic and Ancient Greek as 'ἕξ', maintaining its meaning of the number six throughout millennia of linguistic history. This ancient term shares a common ancestry with many other European and Indo-Iranian words for the same number, including the English word 'six'.
Full etymology tree
- έξι (Greek), 'six'
- inherited ἕξ (héx) (Ancient Greek), 'six'
- inherited *hwéks (Proto-Hellenic), 'six'
- inherited *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European), 'six'
- inherited *wéḱs (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European), 'six'
- inherited *hwéks (Proto-Hellenic), 'six'
- inherited ἕξ (héx) (Ancient Greek), 'six'
Ancestors
- ἕξ (Ancient Greek)
- *hwéks (Proto-Hellenic)
- *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
- экс (Mariupol Greek)
Updated July 2026
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