Where does “*xšápā” come from?
*xšápā (Proto-Sogdic) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.
Ancestry of “*xšápā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |