шість (Ukrainian)
Where does "шість" come from?
The Ukrainian word for six, "шість," traces its roots back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. This form evolved into Proto-Balto-Slavic and subsequently Proto-Slavic as *šestь. Over centuries, the word underwent subtle phonetic shifts, including the addition of a "t" sound borrowed from the ordinal number for "sixth," eventually cementing its modern form in Ukrainian.
Full etymology tree
- шість (šistʹ) (Ukrainian), 'six (6)'
- inherited *šestь (Proto-Slavic), 'six'
- inherited *šešti (Pre-Slavic)
- inherited *šéš (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'six'
- inherited *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European), 'six'
- inherited *šéš (Proto-Balto-Slavic), 'six'
- influence *šestъ (Proto-Slavic), 'sixth'
- inherited *seśtas (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
- inherited *swéḱstos (Proto-Indo-European), 'sixth'
- inherited *seśtas (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
- inherited *šešti (Pre-Slavic)
- inherited *šestь (Proto-Slavic), 'six'
Ancestors
- *šestь (Proto-Slavic)
- *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European)
Updated July 2026
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