Where does “اسپ” come from?
اسپ (Persian) comes 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.
اسپ (Persian): Alternative form of اسب
Ancestry of “اسپ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭮𐭥𐭮𐭩𐭠 | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎿𐎱 | horse |
| 3 | Old Median | aspah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | Hácwah | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćwas | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |