Where does “شب‌بوی” come from?

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

شب‌بوی (Persian): stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “شب‌بوی”, step by step

شب‌بوی 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 بوی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبویsmell, scent
2Middle Persian𐫁𐫇𐫏—

Words derived from “شب‌بوی”

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