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.

Ancestry of “Xerxis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Xerxes	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ξέρξης	—
3	Old Persian	𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠	ruler among kings
4	Old Persian	*(w)r̥šā	—

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