Where does “*xšápā” come from?

*xšápā (Proto-Sogdic) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

*xšápā (Proto-Sogdic): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “*xšápā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “*xšápā”

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