Where does “تابان” come from?

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

تابان (Persian): shining, luminous, radiant

Definitions

  1. shining, luminous, radiant

Ancestry of “تابان”, step by step

تابان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتابheat, warmth; glow, radiance; burning, inflaming,...
2Proto-Iraniantāp-to twist, wind
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Persian ـان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـانsuffix forming the plural of nouns, chiefly animate ones

Words derived from “تابان”

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