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

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “هفده”, step by step

هفده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدهten
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭲𐭠—
3Old Persian𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢land, country
4Proto-Iraniandáhyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

via Persian هفت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهفتseven
2Middle Persianhp̄t'seven
3Proto-Iranianhaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian dáhyuš →