şeş *swéḱs

Kurdish Persian Hindi Russian French English
şeş şeş chah shest' six six

Explanation

From PIE *swéḱs. Kurdish and Persian 'şeş' show the characteristic sibilant development. Russian 'shest'' is similar. English 'six' and French 'six' (< Latin 'sex') preserved the original more closely.

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January 11, 2026

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