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

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “هفت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhp̄t'seven
2Proto-Iranianhaptáseven
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “هفت”

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