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Where does “sahhal” come from?

sahhal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sah, 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.

sahhal (Hungarian): instrumental singular of sah

Definitions

  1. instrumental singular of sah

Ancestry of “sahhal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansahshah
2Ottoman Turkishشاهruler, shah
3Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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