Where does “avdes” come from?

avdes (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آبدست, from Persian آبدست, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

avdes (Albanian): abdest

Definitions

  1. abdest

Ancestry of “avdes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآبدستabdest
2Persianآبدستabdest, wudu; ablution
3Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “avdes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →