Where does “ayāftan” come from?

ayāftan (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep- — to take.

Ancestry of “ayāftan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHap-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-to take

Words derived from “ayāftan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hap- →