Where does “ગુંડાશાહી” come from?
ગુંડાશાહી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati શાહી, from Persian شاهی, 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.
ગુંડાશાહી (Gujarati): thugocracy a state where much power and authority is wielded by thugs, criminals, gangsters, and gundas
Definitions
- thugocracy a state where much power and authority is wielded by thugs, criminals, gangsters, and gundas
Ancestry of “ગુંડાશાહી”, step by step
ગુંડાશાહી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati શાહી
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | શાહી | ink; pertaining or related to a shah, kingly,... |
| 2 | Persian | شاهی | royal |
| 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 |