Where does “عشق آباد” come from?

عشق آباد (Persian) comes from Persian عشق‌آباد, from Persian آباد, from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt', from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “عشق آباد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعشق‌آباد—
2Persianآبادinhabitable; inhabited; populous
3Middle Persianʾp̄ʾt'populous; thriving, affluent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄ʾt' →Every word from Persian آباد →