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
- heat, warmth; glow, radiance; burning, inflaming,...
Ancestry of “تاب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | tāp- | to twist, wind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |