Where does “şev” come from?

şev (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian xšápš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

şev (Kurdish): night, evening

Definitions

  1. night, evening

Ancestry of “şev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšápš—
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 xšápš →