Where does “aftab” come from?
aftab (Malay) comes from Classical Persian آفتاب, from Middle Persian ʾptʾb — sunshine.
aftab (Malay): sun
Ancestry of “aftab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | آفتاب | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | ʾptʾb | sunshine |
Words derived from “aftab”