Where does “शहंशाह” come from?

शहंशाह (Hindi) comes from Persian شاهنشاه, from Persian شاهان‌شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, 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.

शहंशाह (Hindi): shahanshah; king of kings

Definitions

  1. shahanshah; king of kings

Ancestry of “शहंशाह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاهنشاهshahanshah
2Persianشاهان‌شاه—
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king of kings, shahanshah
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →