Where does “чаршаф” come from?

чаршаф (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چارشاف, from Persian چادر شب, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

чаршаф (Macedonian): sheet, cloth, spread

Definitions

  1. sheet, cloth, spread

Ancestry of “чаршаф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچارشافalternative spelling of چارشف; bedsheet; large...
2Persianچادر شبbedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
3Persianشبnight; evening
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
5Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “чаршаф”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →
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