Where does “Saptami” come from?
Saptami (English) comes from Sanskrit सप्तमी, from Sanskrit सप्तन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “Saptami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्तमी | seventh day in a lunar fortnight |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सप्तन् | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |