Where does “çarşaf” come from?

çarşaf (Turkish) comes 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.

çarşaf (Turkish): bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Definitions

  1. bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...

Ancestry of “çarşaf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “çarşaf”

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