Where does “háñt” come from?
háñt (Rohingya) comes from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
háñt (Rohingya): seven
Ancestry of “háñt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्त | = सप्तन् |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |