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Where does “چادر شب” come from?

چادر شب (Ottoman Turkish) comes 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.

چادر شب (Ottoman Turkish): bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Definitions

  1. bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Ancestry of “چادر شب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچادر شبbedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
2Persianشبnight; evening
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
4Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “چادر شب”

  • carsaf
  • čaršaf
  • чаршаф
  • شرشف
  • чаршаф
  • cearceaf
  • cearșaf
  • چارشف
  • چارشاف
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