Where does “अर्धसाप्ताहिक” come from?
अर्धसाप्ताहिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi साप्ताहिक, 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.
अर्धसाप्ताहिक (Hindi): semiweekly
Definitions
- semiweekly
Ancestry of “अर्धसाप्ताहिक”, step by step
अर्धसाप्ताहिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi साप्ताहिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | साप्ताहिक | weekly |
| 2 | Sanskrit | साप्ताहिक | weekly, occurring in a week |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सप्ताह | 7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सप्त | = सप्तन् |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
via Hindi अर्ध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अर्ध | half |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |