Where does “सप्ताह” come from?

सप्ताह (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

सप्ताह (Sanskrit): 7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7...

Definitions

  1. 7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7...

Ancestry of “सप्ताह”, step by step

सप्ताह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सप्त

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

via Sanskrit अहर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहर्day; sacrificial or festival day, portion of a...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́ʰr̥day

Words derived from “सप्ताह

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptáEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá