Where does “afšāndan” come from?

afšāndan (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

Ancestry of “afšāndan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hápa—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápaoff, away, from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hápa →