Where does “Shahjahanpur” come from?
Shahjahanpur (English) comes from Hindi शाहजहाँपुर, from Hindi शाह, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “Shahjahanpur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शाहजहाँपुर | — |
| 2 | Hindi | शाह | king; shah |
| 3 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 4 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 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 |