Where does “چادر شب” come from?

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

چادر شب (Persian): bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Definitions

  1. bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Ancestry of “چادر شب”, step by step

چادر شب 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 چادر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچادرtent; chador; awning
2Middle Persiančādursheet, veil
3Sanskritछत्त्रparasol, umbrella; shelter; mushroom

Words derived from “چادر شب”

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