Where does “seachdamh” come from?

seachdamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seachd, from Old Irish secht, from Proto-Celtic sextam, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

seachdamh (Scottish Gaelic): seventh

Definitions

  1. seventh

Ancestry of “seachdamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseachdseven
2Old Irishsechtseven
3Proto-Celticsextamseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic sextam →Every word from Old Irish secht →