Where does “शाबाश” come from?

शाबाश (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian شاباش, from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

शाबाश (Hindi): shabash, good job

Definitions

  1. shabash, good job

Ancestry of “शाबाश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشاباش—
2Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
3Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
4Middle Persianš't'—
5Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
6Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
7Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

Words derived from “शाबाश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →