Reconstruction:Proto-Sogdic/xšápā

This Proto-Sogdic 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-Sogdic

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

Noun

*xšápā

1. night

Descendants

• Sogdian: (/⁠ᵊxšəpá⁠/)

  Manichaean script: 𐫀𐫟𐫢𐫛𐫀 (ʾxšpʾ), 𐫀𐫟𐫢𐫛𐫀𐫍 (ʾxšpʾh), 𐫟𐫢𐫛𐫀 (xšpʾ)

  Sogdian script: 𐼰𐼲𐽁𐼾𐼳 (ʾɣšph)

  Old Sogdian script: 𐼀𐼄𐼙𐼔𐼆 (ʾɣšph)

  Syriac script: [Syriac needed] (xšpʾ)

• Yagnobi: хишап (xⁱšáp)