Where does “শাবাশ” come from?
শাবাশ (Bengali) comes from Classical 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.
শাবাশ (Bengali): good job!
Ancestry of “শাবাশ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | شاباش | — |
| 2 | Persian | شاد باش | excellent! well done!; be happy |
| 3 | Persian | شاد | glad, happy, cheerful |
| 4 | Middle Persian | š't' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | šyaHtas | happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čyaHtas | — |