Where does “सप्ताहांत” come from?

सप्ताहांत (Hindi) comes from Hindi सप्ताह, from Sanskrit सप्ताह, from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

सप्ताहांत (Hindi): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “सप्ताहांत”, step by step

सप्ताहांत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सप्ताह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसप्ताहweek
2Sanskritसप्ताह7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7...
3Sanskritसप्त= सप्तन्
4Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Hindi अंत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअंतending, conclusion; outcome, result; destruction,...
2Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá →