Where does “shush” come from?
shush (English) comes from Mozarabic شوش, from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩, from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠, from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗.
shush (English): To be quiet; to keep quiet; To ask someone to be...
Definitions
- To be quiet; to keep quiet; To ask someone to be...
Ancestry of “shush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Mozarabic | شوش | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 | — |
| 4 | Elamite | 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 | — |
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