Where does “رختخواب” come from?
رختخواب (Persian) comes from Persian خواب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡, from Proto-Iranian *hwápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swápati, from Proto-Indo-European swép-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
رختخواب (Persian): bedroll; bed
Ancestry of “رختخواب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | خواب | dream; sleep; asleep |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *hwápati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swápati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swép-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |