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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/kšáps

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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    PIE word
    *kʷséps

    From Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

    Noun

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    *kšáps f

    1. night

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *kṣáps
    • Proto-Iranian: *xšáfš (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Nuristani:
      • Southern Nuristani:
        • Ashkun: čū (last night)