Where does “هفته” come from?

هفته (Persian) comes from Persian هفت, from Middle Persian hp̄t', from Proto-Iranian haptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

هفته (Persian): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “هفته”, step by step

هفته traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهفتseven
2Middle Persianhp̄t'seven
3Proto-Iranianhaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Classical Persian ـه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـه—
2Middle Persian-k'—
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah—
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “هفته”

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