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
Ancestry of “tāp-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tāpás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
Words derived from “tāp-”