Where does “സപ്തമ” come from?

സപ്തമ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit सप्तम, from Sanskrit सप्तन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

സപ്തമ (Malayalam): seventh

Definitions

  1. seventh

Ancestry of “സപ്തമ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसप्तमseventh
2Sanskritसप्तन्seven
3Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá →