Where does “allis shad” come from?

allis shad (English) comes from English shad, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

allis shad (English): A herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn

Definitions

  1. A herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn

Ancestry of “allis shad”, step by step

allis shad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English shad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshadAny one of several species of food fishes that...
2Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
3Middle Persianš't'—
4Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
5Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
6Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

via English [[alose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[alose—

via English Allis]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAllis]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →