Where does “saptá” come from?
saptá (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “saptá”, step by step
saptá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
via Indo-Iranian *saptá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *saptá | — |