Where does “حەوت” come from?
حەوت (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian haptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
حەوت (Central Kurdish): seven; 7
Ancestry of “حەوت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | haptá | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |