Where does “أشهد” come from?

أشهد (Arabic) comes from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

أشهد (Arabic): to call a witness; to die as a martyr/a shahid;...

Definitions

  1. to call a witness; to die as a martyr/a shahid;...

Ancestry of “أشهد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
2Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
3Persianکهرباamber
4Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
5Persianکاستنto decrease
6Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →