шест (Macedonian)
Where does "шест" come from?
The Macedonian word "шест" (six) traces its origins back to the Proto-Indo-European root *swéḱs. It evolved through the Proto-Balto-Slavic stage before developing into the Proto-Slavic *šestь, with its final "t" sound likely influenced by the ordinal form for "sixth."
Full etymology tree
- шест (shest) (Macedonian), 'six'
- inherited *šestь (Proto-Slavic), 'six'
- inherited *šešti (Pre-Slavic)
- derived *šéš (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'six'
- inherited *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European), 'six'
- influence *šestъ (Proto-Slavic), 'sixth'
- derived *šéš (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'six'
- inherited *šešti (Pre-Slavic)
- inherited *šestь (Proto-Slavic), 'six'
Ancestors
- *šestь (Proto-Slavic)
Descendants and derived words
- шеесет (Macedonian)
- шеесетина (Macedonian)
- шеесетмина (Macedonian)
- шеесетти (Macedonian)
- шеснаесет (Macedonian)
- шеснаесетина (Macedonian)
- шеснаесетмина (Macedonian)
- шеснаесетти (Macedonian)
- шести (Macedonian)
- шестина (Macedonian)
- шестка (Macedonian)
- шестмина (Macedonian)
Updated July 2026
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