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

  1. To be quiet; to keep quiet; To ask someone to be...

Ancestry of “shush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mozarabicشوش—
2Middle Persian𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩—
3Old Persian𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠—
4Elamite𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗—

Words derived from “shush”

Every word from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 →Every word from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 →