Ἀρταξέσσης (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.