Where does “آفتاب” come from?

آفتاب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian آفتاب, from Middle Persian ʾptʾb — sunshine.

آفتاب (Ottoman Turkish): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “آفتاب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianآفتاب—
2Middle Persianʾptʾbsunshine
Every word from Middle Persian ʾptʾb →Every word from Classical Persian آفتاب →