Where does “क्षयार्ष” come from?

क्षयार्ष (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit क्षयर्ष, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

क्षयार्ष (Hindi): Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC

Definitions

  1. Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC

Ancestry of “क्षयार्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षयर्षXerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC
2Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
3Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman
Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Sanskrit क्षयर्ष →