Where does “אחשדרפן” come from?

אחשדרפן (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

אחשדרפן (Hebrew): satrap

Definitions

  1. satrap

Ancestry of “אחשדרפן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠satrap
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
3Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
5Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám →