सात (Hindi)
Where does "सात" come from?
The Hindi word 'सात' (sāt) traces its origins back to the Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. It evolved through the Sanskrit 'सप्त' (sapta) and Prakrit 'सत्त' (satta) before entering Old Hindi. This ancient numerical root is a linguistic cousin to many languages, including English 'seven' and Persian 'haft'.
Full etymology tree
- सात (sāta) (Hindi), 'seven'
- inherited सात (sāta) (Old Hindi), 'seven'
- inherited 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (satta) (Prakrit), 'seven'
- inherited सप्त (sapta) (Sanskrit), 'seven'
- inherited *saptá (Proto-Indo-Aryan)
- inherited *saptá (Proto-Indo-Iranian), 'seven'
- inherited *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'seven'
- borrowed *šabʕ- (Proto-Semitic), 'seven'
- inherited *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'seven'
- inherited *saptá (Proto-Indo-Iranian), 'seven'
- inherited *saptá (Proto-Indo-Aryan)
- inherited सप्त (sapta) (Sanskrit), 'seven'
- inherited 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (satta) (Prakrit), 'seven'
- inherited सात (sāta) (Old Hindi), 'seven'
Ancestors
- सात (Old Hindi)
- 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Prakrit)
Cognates and doublets
- সাত (Bengali)
- seven (English)
- સાત (Gujarati)
- सात (Marathi)
Updated July 2026
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