Where does “շահանշահ” come from?

շահանշահ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, 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.

շահանշահ (Old Armenian): shahanshah

Definitions

  1. shahanshah

Ancestry of “շահանշահ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king of kings, shahanshah
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
3Old Persian𐏋king
4Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →