Where does “شبانہ” come from?

شبانہ (Urdu) comes from Persian شبانه, from Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.

شبانہ (Urdu): nocturnal, nightly

Definitions

  1. nocturnal, nightly

Ancestry of “شبانہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشبانهnocturnal; vespertine
2Persianشبnight; evening
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎱night
4Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →