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Where does “შაბაში” come from?

შაბაში (Georgian) comes from Persian شاباش, from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

შაბაში (Georgian): Money paid to musicians or dancers during a...

Definitions

  1. Money paid to musicians or dancers during a...

Ancestry of “შაბაში”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاباشbravo! excellent!; money thrown about at...
2Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
3Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
4Middle Persianš't'—
5Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
6Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
7Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—
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