Where does “Kermanshahi” come from?

Kermanshahi (English) comes from English Kermanshah, from Persian کرمانشاه, from 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.

Kermanshahi (English): Of, from, or relating to Kermanshah a city in Iran

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or relating to Kermanshah a city in Iran

Ancestry of “Kermanshahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKermanshah—
2Persianکرمانشاه—
3Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
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 →