Where does “تاب” come from?

تاب (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian tāp-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

تاب (Persian): heat, warmth; glow, radiance; burning, inflaming,...

Definitions

  1. heat, warmth; glow, radiance; burning, inflaming,...

Ancestry of “تاب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
2Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “تاب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás →Every word from Proto-Iranian tāp- →