Where does “oba” come from?

oba (Turkish) comes from Pashto اوبه, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

oba (Turkish): clan, tribe, village

Definitions

  1. clan, tribe, village

Ancestry of “oba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoاوبهwater
2Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Pashto اوبه →