Where does “շաբաշ” come from?

շաբաշ (Armenian) comes from Persian شاباش, from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

շաբաշ (Armenian): money for wedding musicians and dancers

Definitions

  1. money for wedding musicians and dancers

Ancestry of “շաբաշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاباشbravo! excellent!; money thrown about at...
2Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
3Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
4Middle Persianš't'—
5Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
6Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
7Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →