Where does “साप्ताहिक” come from?
साप्ताहिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सप्ताह, from Sanskrit सप्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “साप्ताहिक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सप्ताह | 7 day, week; a sacrificial performance lasting 7... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सप्त | = सप्तन् |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |