Where does “سپاس” come from?

سپاس (Persian) comes from Middle Persian spʾs, from Proto-Iranian spácati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian spáćati, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

سپاس (Persian): thanks; gratitude

Definitions

  1. thanks; gratitude

Ancestry of “سپاس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianspʾsthanks, gratitude; service
2Proto-Iranianspácati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianspáćati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “سپاس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian spáćati →Every word from Proto-Iranian spácati →