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
- bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;...
Ancestry of “çarşaf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | چادر شب | bedsheet; large veil that covers the entire body;... |
| 2 | Persian | شب | night; evening |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎧𐏁𐎱 | night |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |