Where does “kesyahan” come from?
kesyahan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian syah, from Malay syah, from Classical 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.
kesyahan (Indonesian): the position, dignity or jurisdiction of a shah; shahdom
Definitions
- the position, dignity or jurisdiction of a shah; shahdom
Ancestry of “kesyahan”, step by step
kesyahan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian syah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | syah | king |
| 2 | Malay | syah | Check exclamation that shows that the king piece in a game of |
| 3 | Classical Persian | شاه | — |
| 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 |
via Indonesian ke- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 2 | Malay | ke- -an | ness; appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)" |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *kə- -an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *ka- -an | — |