Where does “Xerxis” come from?

Xerxis (Old English) comes from English Xerxes, from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

Xerxis (Old English): Xerxes, the King of Persia from 485 to 465

Definitions

  1. Xerxes, the King of Persia from 485 to 465

Ancestry of “Xerxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishXerxesXerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC
2Ancient GreekΞέρξηςthe name of two kings of Persia
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠ruler among kings
4Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman
Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā →Every word from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης →