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

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “хишап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sogdic*xšápānight
2Proto-Iranianxšáfšnight
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšápsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷsépsnight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷséps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáps →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáfš →