Where does “семна́дцать” come from?

семна́дцать (Russian) comes from Russian семь, from Proto-Slavic sedmь, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

семна́дцать (Russian): seventeen (17)

Definitions

  1. seventeen (17)

Ancestry of “семна́дцать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсемьseven
2Proto-Slavicsedmьseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “семна́дцать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sedmь →Every word from Russian семь →