Where does “క్షప” come from?

క్షప (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit क्षप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

క్షప (Telugu): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “క్షప”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षप्night; a measure of time equivalent to a whole...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Sanskrit क्षप् →