Where does “Xerxes” come from?

Xerxes is the English name for the Persian king, derived through Ancient Greek Ξέρξης from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, traced to Proto-Iranian xšáyati meaning "to rule" and Proto-Indo-European tek-.

Xerxes (English): Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC

Definitions

  1. Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC

Ancestry of “Xerxes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΞέρξηςthe name of two kings of Persia
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
3Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman

Words derived from “Xerxes”

Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης →