Where does “Shahnameh” come from?
Shahnameh (English) comes from Persian شاهنامه, from Arabic شَاه, 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.
Shahnameh (English): An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim conquest
Definitions
- An epic poem written by Ferdowsi around 1000 CE, telling the mythical and historical past of ancient Persia from the beginning of the world until the Muslim conquest
Ancestry of “Shahnameh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شاهنامه | the |
| 2 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 3 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |