Where does “सात” come from?

सात (Old Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सप्तन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

सात (Old Hindi): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “सात”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसप्तन्seven
2Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “सात”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá →