Where does “хефта” come from?
хефта (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish هفته, from Persian هفته, from Persian هفت, from Middle Persian hp̄t', from Proto-Iranian haptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
хефта (Serbo-Croatian): week
Ancestry of “хефта”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | هفته | — |
| 2 | Persian | هفته | week |
| 3 | Persian | هفت | seven |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hp̄t' | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | haptá | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |