Where does “ހަތެއް” come from?

ހަތެއް (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

ހަތެއް (Dhivehi): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “ހަތެއް”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसप्त= सप्तन्
2Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá →