Where does “NPŠE” come from?
NPŠE (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *hwaypaθyah, from Proto-Iranian *hwáh, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.
Ancestry of “NPŠE”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *hwaypaθyah | own |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *hwáh | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |