Where does “هفده” come from?
هفده (Persian) comes from Persian ده, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢, from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.
هفده (Persian): seventeen
Ancestry of “هفده”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | ده | ten; village; present stem of دادن , to give |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭲𐭠 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | dáhyuš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dásyuš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | des- | to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel |