Where does “çarşev” come from?
çarşev (Northern Kurdish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چارشف, from Ottoman Turkish چادر شب, from Persian چادر شب, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.
çarşev (Northern Kurdish): veil, chador
Definitions
- veil, chador
Ancestry of “çarşev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چارشف | bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چادر شب | bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;... |
| 3 | Persian | چادر شب | bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;... |
| 4 | Persian | شب | night; evening |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐎱 | night |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |