Where does “апта” come from?
апта (Kyrgyz) comes from Persian هفته, from Persian هفت, from Middle Persian hp̄t', from Proto-Iranian haptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
апта (Kyrgyz): week
Ancestry of “апта”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | هفته | week |
| 2 | Persian | هفت | seven |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hp̄t' | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | haptá | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |