Where does “شەو” come from?

شەو (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

شەو (Central Kurdish): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “شەو”, 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 →