Where does “𐎧𐏁𐎱” come from?

𐎧𐏁𐎱 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

𐎧𐏁𐎱 (Old Persian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “𐎧𐏁𐎱”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “𐎧𐏁𐎱”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →