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
Ancestry of “hetvenhét”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hét | seven; week |
| 2 | Proto-Ugric | säptɜ | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |