седум (Macedonian)

Where does "седум" come from?

The Macedonian word "седум" (sedum) traces its roots back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European term *septḿ̥. It evolved through Proto-Balto-Slavic and Proto-Slavic, eventually stabilizing in its current form to represent the number seven.

Full etymology tree

• седум (Macedonian), 'seven'
  • inherited *sedmь (Proto-Slavic), 'seven'
    • inherited *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'seven'
      • borrowed *šabʕ- (Proto-Semitic), 'seven'
        • inherited *sṗɣ (Proto-Afroasiatic)
    • inherited *sedmъ (Proto-Slavic), 'seventh'
      • inherited *sebdmъ (Proto-Slavic)
        • inherited *septmъ (Proto-Slavic)
          • inherited *septmas (Proto-Balto-Slavic)
            • inherited *septm̥mós (Proto-Indo-European), 'seventh'

Ancestors

• *sedmь (Proto-Slavic)
• *septḿ̥ (Proto-Indo-European)

Descendants and derived words

• седми (Macedonian)
• седмина (Macedonian)
• седмица (Macedonian)
• седмиче (Macedonian)
• седумдесет (Macedonian)
• седумдесетина (Macedonian)
• седумдесетмина (Macedonian)
• седумдесетти (Macedonian)
• седумка (Macedonian)
• седуммина (Macedonian)
• седумнаесет (Macedonian)
• седумнаесетина (Macedonian)

Updated July 2026

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