Where does “شب” come from?

شب (Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

شب (Persian): night; evening

Definitions

  1. night; evening

Ancestry of “شب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
2Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “شب”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →