Where does “সাপ্তাহিক” come from?

সাপ্তাহিক (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit साप्ताहिक, from Sanskrit सप्ताह, from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

সাপ্তাহিক (Bengali): weekly; weekly; a weekly publication

Definitions

  1. weekly; weekly; a weekly publication

Ancestry of “সাপ্তাহিক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसाप्ताहिकweekly, occurring in a week
2Sanskritसप्ताह7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7...
3Sanskritसप्त= सप्तन्
4Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá →