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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

Definitions

  1. Synonym of გზატკეცილი

Ancestry of “შარა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianშაჰრაჲ—
2Persianشاهراهhighway; Royal way
3Urduشاہking; shah
4Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
5Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
6Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
7Old Persian𐏋king
8Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
9Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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