Where does “सप्तमी” come from?
सप्तमी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सप्तन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
सप्तमी (Sanskrit): seventh day in a lunar fortnight
Definitions
- seventh day in a lunar fortnight
Ancestry of “सप्तमी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्तन् | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “सप्तमी”