Where does “семдзесят” come from?

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

семдзесят (Belarusian): seventy

Definitions

  1. seventy

Ancestry of “семдзесят”, step by step

семдзесят traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian сем

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianсемseven
2Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Belarusian дзе́сяць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianдзе́сяцьten (10)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sedmь →Every word from Belarusian сем →