Where does “shahanshah” come from?
shahanshah (English) comes from Persian شاهنشاه, from Persian شاهانشاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, 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.
shahanshah (English): King of kings; a title given to the rulers of...
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- King of kings; a title given to the rulers of...
Ancestry of “shahanshah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شاهنشاه | shahanshah |
| 2 | Persian | شاهانشاه | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king of kings, shahanshah |
| 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 |