Where does “hetvenhét” come from?

hetvenhét (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hét, from Proto-Ugric säptɜ, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

hetvenhét (Hungarian): seventy-seven

Definitions

  1. seventy-seven

Ancestry of “hetvenhét”, step by step

hetvenhét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhétseven; week
2Proto-Ugricsäptɜseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Hungarian hetven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhetvenseventy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Ugric säptɜ →Every word from Hungarian hét →