Where does “şöhrətpərəst” come from?
şöhrətpərəst (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani şöhrət, from Arabic شُهْرَة, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
şöhrətpərəst (Azerbaijani): vainglorious, having excessive ambition for renown
Definitions
- vainglorious, having excessive ambition for renown
Ancestry of “şöhrətpərəst”, step by step
şöhrətpərəst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Azerbaijani şöhrət
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | şöhrət | glory, fame |
| 2 | Arabic | شُهْرَة | renown, fame; famous, renowned |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
via Azerbaijani pərəst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | pərəst | — |