Where does “seacht” come from?

seacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish secht, from Proto-Celtic sextam, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

seacht (Irish): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “seacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsechtseven
2Proto-Celticsextamseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “seacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic sextam →Every word from Old Irish secht →