hét (Hungarian)

Where does "hét" come from?

The Hungarian word "hét" originates from a Proto-Ugric root that was itself an ancient borrowing from Proto-Indo-European, linking it to familiar terms like the Greek "heptá" and Sanskrit "saptá." Throughout its evolution, the word's pronunciation shifted, eventually adopting its distinctive initial "h-" by analogy with the word "hat," meaning "six."

Full etymology tree

• hét (Hungarian), 'seven'
  • inherited *säptɜ (Proto-Ugric), 'seven'
    • borrowed *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'seven'
  • influence hat (Hungarian), 'six'

Cognates and doublets

• ἑπτά (Ancient Greek)
• са̄т (Northern Mansi)
• सप्त (Sanskrit)

Descendants and derived words

• harminchét (Hungarian)
• hatvanhét (Hungarian)
• hétalvó (Hungarian)
• hetedik (Hungarian)
• heten (Hungarian)
• hetes (Hungarian)
• hetes (Hungarian)
• hétszáz (Hungarian)
• hétszög (Hungarian)
• hetven (Hungarian)
• hetvenhét (Hungarian)
• huszonhét (Hungarian)

Updated July 2026

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