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Where does “tāp-” come from?

tāp- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian tāpás, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tāp- (Proto-Iranian): to twist, wind

Definitions

  1. to twist, wind

Ancestry of “tāp-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tāp-”

  • tafetán
  • taffetà
  • 毾㲪
  • تافته
  • تافتن
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