Where does “shahi” come from?

shahi (English) comes from Persian شاهی, 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.

shahi (English): A former currency unit of Iran, worth one...

Definitions

  1. A former currency unit of Iran, worth one...

Ancestry of “shahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاهیroyal
2Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →