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