Where does “शहज़ादा” come from?
शहज़ादा (Hindi) comes from Persian شاهزاده, from Ottoman Turkish شاه, 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.
शहज़ादा (Hindi): prince, sovereign
Ancestry of “शहज़ादा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شاهزاده | "The offspring of a king." |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | شاه | ruler, shah |
| 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 |