Where does “taffetas” come from?

taffetas (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin taffata, from Persian تافته, from Persian تافتن, from Proto-Iranian tāp-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

Ancestry of “taffetas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintaffata—
2Persianتافتهtissue; woven cloth
3Persianتافتنto twist; to twine; to heat
4Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
6Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “taffetas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāp- →