Where does “syah” come from?

syah (Indonesian) comes 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.

syah (Indonesian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “syah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaysyahCheck exclamation that shows that the king piece in a game of
2Classical Persianشاه—
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “syah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →