Where does “taffetas” come from?

taffetas (French) comes from Persian تافته, from Persian تافتن, from Proto-Iranian tāp-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

taffetas (French): taffeta

Definitions

  1. taffeta

Ancestry of “taffetas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتافتهtissue; woven cloth
2Persianتافتنto twist; to twine; to heat
3Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
5Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “taffetas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāp- →