Where does “اسب” come from?

اسب (Persian) comes from Persian اسپ, from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱, from Old Median aspah, from Proto-Iranian Hácwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

اسب (Persian): horse; knight

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “اسب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianاسپAlternative form of اسب
2Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠—
3Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎱horse
4Old Medianaspahhorse
5Proto-IranianHácwahhorse
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “اسب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →