Where does “आब-” come from?

आब- (Hindi) comes from Classical 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.

आब- (Hindi): water, aqua-

Definitions

  1. water, aqua-

Ancestry of “आब-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآبwater
2Middle Persianʾp̄water
3Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
4Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →