Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšáps

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

Noun

*kšáps f

night

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *kṣáps
- Sanskrit: क्षप् (kṣáp)
  - Dardic: *kṣapā́
    - Khowar: [script needed] (čhui)
Iranian: *xšápš
- Central Iranian:
  - Avestan: 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞‎ (xṣ̌ap), 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥‎ (xṣ̌apan)
- Northwestern Iranian:
  - Kurdish: şev
- Southwestern Iranian:
  - Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (xšap-)
    - Middle Persian: LYLYA / šp (šab)
      - Persian: شب‎ (šab)
      - Tajik: шаб (šab)
Nuristani:
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: čū (“last night”)

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