Where does “Mogadishu” come from?
Mogadishu (Faroese) comes from Somali Muqdisho, from Arabic مقديشو, 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.
Ancestry of “Mogadishu”, step by step
Mogadishu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Somali Muqdisho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somali | Muqdisho | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مقديشو | — |
| 3 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 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 |
via Arabic مَقَدِيشُو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 2 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |