Where does “شبدیز” come from?

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

شبدیز (Persian): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “شبدیز”, step by step

شبدیز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشبnight; evening
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
3Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

via Persian دیز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیزcolour; a grey or ashen colour, a black colour;...
2Frenchdièsediesis; sharp; hash
3Latindiesisquarter-tone
4Ancient Greekδίεσιςsending through, the smallest interval in the...
5Ancient Greekδιίημιto allow, to permit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →