Where does “șiboi” come from?

șiboi (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شببوی, from Persian شب‌بوی, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

șiboi (Romanian): wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

Definitions

  1. wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

Ancestry of “șiboi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشببوی—
2Persianشب‌بویstock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
3Persianشبnight; evening
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
5Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →