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Where does “تافتن” come from?

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

تافتن (Persian): to twist; to twine; to heat

Definitions

  1. to twist; to twine; to heat

Ancestry of “تافتن”, step by step

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

Words derived from “تافتن”

  • tafetán
  • taffetà
  • 毾㲪
  • تافته
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →