Where does “شو” come from?

شو (Bakhtiari) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

شو (Bakhtiari): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “شو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →