Where does “راجشاهي” come from?

راجشاهي (Arabic) comes from Bengali রাজশাহী, from Bengali শাহ, from Classical Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “راجشاهي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliরাজশাহী—
2Bengaliশাহking, monarch
3Classical Persianشاه—
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →