Where does “Siedmiogród” come from?

Siedmiogród (Polish) comes from Polish siedem, from Old Polish siedm, from Proto-Slavic sedmь, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

Ancestry of “Siedmiogród”, step by step

Siedmiogród traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish siedem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsiedemseven
2Old Polishsiedmseven
3Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Polish gród

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgródstronghold, walled place; city, town
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “Siedmiogród”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sedmь →Every word from Old Polish siedm →