Where does “axšahr” come from?

axšahr (Middle Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “axšahr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
3Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “axšahr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám →