Where does “хишап” come from?
хишап (Yagnobi) comes from Proto-Sogdic *xšápā, from Proto-Iranian xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps — night.
хишап (Yagnobi): night
Ancestry of “хишап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sogdic | *xšápā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | xšáfš | night |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáps | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷséps | night |