Where does “چارشاف” come from?

چارشاف (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.

چارشاف (Ottoman Turkish): alternative spelling of چارشف; bedsheet; large...

Definitions

  1. alternative spelling of چارشف; bedsheet; large...

Ancestry of “چارشاف”, step by step

چارشاف traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چادر شب

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

via Classical Persian چادر شب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچادر شب—

Words derived from “چارشاف”

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