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𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝

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Hittite

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𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝
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Etymology

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PIE word
*kʷséps

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps (night), though the existence of the PIE word is sometimes disputed. Cognates include Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣáp), Avestan 𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬥 (xṣ̌apan) and Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /⁠xšap-⁠/) (Persian شب (šab)).

Noun

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𒅖𒉺𒀭𒍝 (iš-pa-an-za /išpanza/) c[1]

  1. night

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “išpant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404