Where does “ҳафт” come from?

ҳафт (Tajik) comes from Persian هفت, from Middle Persian hp̄t', from Proto-Iranian haptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian saptá, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

ҳафт (Tajik): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “ҳафт”, step by step

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