Where does “شپه” come from?

شپه (Pashto) comes from Proto-Pathan *špa, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

شپه (Pashto): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “شپه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Pathan*špa—
2Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →