Where does “чаршаф” come from?
чаршаф (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.
чаршаф (Serbo-Croatian): bedsheet
Ancestry of “чаршаф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چارشاف | alternative spelling of چارشف; bedsheet; large... |
| 2 | Persian | چادر شب | bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;... |
| 3 | Persian | شب | night; evening |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐎱 | night |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |