Where does “ab” come from?

ab (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آب, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ab (Turkish): water; defect, flaw, imperfection

Definitions

  1. water; defect, flaw, imperfection

Ancestry of “ab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآبwater
2Classical Persianآبwater
3Middle Persianʾp̄water
4Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
5Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →