Where does “خب” come from?

خب (Persian) comes from Persian خوب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡, from Old Persian ʰuvāpa, from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

خب (Persian): so (with the result that)

Definitions

  1. so (with the result that)

Ancestry of “خب”, step by step

خب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خوب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوبgood; well; nice
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭡—
3Old Persianʰuvāpa—
4Proto-IranianHhuHā́pahgood (in works), masterly, creativity
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsuHápaswell created; artistic; doing good work
6Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Arabic خَبّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَبّ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu- →