Where does “सप्तदश” come from?

सप्तदश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

सप्तदश (Sanskrit): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “सप्तदश”, step by step

सप्तदश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदशten
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Sanskrit सप्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसप्त= सप्तन्
2Proto-Indo-Aryansaptá—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “सप्तदश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →