Where does “हख़ामन” come from?

हख़ामन (Hindi) comes from Persian هخامنش, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

हख़ामन (Hindi): Achaemenes (the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty)

Definitions

  1. Achaemenes (the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty)

Ancestry of “हख़ामन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهخامنشAchaemenes
2Old Persian𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁Every word from Persian هخامنش
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