Where does “şebboy” come from?

şebboy (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شببوی, from Persian شب‌بوی, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

şebboy (Turkish): wallflower, any of several herbs and flowers in the genus Erysimum, especially Erysimum cheiri

Definitions

  1. wallflower, any of several herbs and flowers in the genus Erysimum, especially Erysimum cheiri

Ancestry of “şebboy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشببوی
2Persianشب‌بویstock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
3Persianشبnight; evening
4Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
5Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷsépsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšápsEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš