Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps
Proto-Iranian *xšáfš
Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /xšapa/)
Middle Persian šp (/šab/)
Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/)bor.
Arabic سَبَج (sabaj)
Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche
Portuguese azeviche
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese azaveche, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic سبج (sabáj), from Arabic سَبَج (sabaj), borrowed from Middle Persian špk' (/šabag/), from šp (/šab/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p /xšapa/), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.