Where does “ʾp̄” come from?

ʾp̄ (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ʾp̄ (Middle Persian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ʾp̄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
2Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “ʾp̄”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →