Where does “cearșaf” come from?

cearșaf (Romanian) comes from Turkish çarşaf, from Persian چادر شب, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

cearșaf (Romanian): bedsheet

Definitions

  1. bedsheet

Ancestry of “cearșaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçarşafbedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
2Persianچادر شبbedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
3Persianشبnight; evening
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
5Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight

Words derived from “cearșaf”

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