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
Ancestry of “सात”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्तन् | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |