Where does “შარა” come from?
შარა (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian შაჰრაჲ, from Persian شاهراه, from Urdu شاہ, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati — to sire, beget.
შარა (Georgian): Synonym of გზატკეცილი
Ancestry of “შარა”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Georgian | შაჰრაჲ | — |
| 2 | Persian | شاهراه | highway; Royal way |
| 3 | Urdu | شاہ | king; shah |
| 4 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 5 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |