Where does “Shabazz” come from?

Shabazz (English) comes from Persian شهباز, from Persian شه, from Proto-Iranian xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Shabazz (English): According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa

Definitions

  1. According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa

Ancestry of “Shabazz”, step by step

Shabazz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شهباز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهبازeagle
2Persianشهfie; Alternative form of شاه
3Proto-Iranianxšwášsix
4Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Arabic شَعْب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَعْبpeople, nation, tribe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšwáš →