Where does “नौकरशाही” come from?
नौकरशाही (Hindi) comes from Hindi शाही, 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.
नौकरशाही (Hindi): excessive bureaucracy; rule by the bureaucracy
Definitions
- excessive bureaucracy; rule by the bureaucracy
Ancestry of “नौकरशाही”, step by step
नौकरशाही traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi शाही
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शाही | royal, regal, kingly; befitting or worthy of a... |
| 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 |