Where does “сем” come from?

сем (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic sedmь, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

сем (Belarusian): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “сем”, step by step

сем traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sedmь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Proto-Tungusic sian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tungusicsianear

Words derived from “сем”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sedmь →