Where does “سپید” come from?
سپید (Persian) comes from Middle Persian spyt', from Proto-Iranian *cwaytáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytós — white; bright; shine.
سپید (Persian): white; fair; pale
Ancestry of “سپید”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | spyt' | white |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *cwaytáh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ćwaytás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytós | white; bright; shine |
Words derived from “سپید”