Where does “շահնշահ” come from?
շահնշահ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian շահնշահ, from Persian شاهنشاه, from Persian شاهانشاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati — to sire, beget.
շահնշահ (Armenian): shahanshah
Definitions
- shahanshah
Ancestry of “շահնշահ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | շահնշահ | shahanshah |
| 2 | Persian | شاهنشاه | shahanshah |
| 3 | Persian | شاهانشاه | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king of kings, shahanshah |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |