Where does “septiņnieks” come from?

septiņnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian septiņi, from Latvian septin, from Proto-Balto-Slavic septim, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

septiņnieks (Latvian): seven, number seven; something with the number...

Definitions

  1. seven, number seven; something with the number...

Ancestry of “septiņnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianseptiņiseven; seven o'clock
2Latvianseptin—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicseptim—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic septim →Every word from Latvian septin →