Where does “čaršaf” come from?

čaršaf (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چارشاف, 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.

čaršaf (Serbo-Croatian): # bedsheet

Definitions

  1. # bedsheet

Ancestry of “čaršaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچارشافalternative spelling of چارشف; bedsheet; large...
2Persianچادر شبbedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
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 →