Proto-Afroasiatic

*sṗɣ

‘seven’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ, most familiar first.

• shiva ← שִׁבְעָה ← *šabʕatum
• septuple ← septuplus ← septem ← *septəm ← *septḿ̥
• diazepine ← azepine ← ἑπτᾰ́ ← *heptə́ ← *septḿ̥

Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ