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

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “хефта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهفته—
2Persianهفتهweek
3Persianهفتseven
4Middle Persianhp̄t'seven
5Proto-Iranianhaptáseven
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansaptáseven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá →Every word from Proto-Iranian haptá →