Where does “შაჰრაჲ” come from?
შაჰრაჲ (Old Georgian) comes from Persian شاهراه, from Urdu شاہ, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “შაჰრაჲ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شاهراه | highway; Royal way |
| 2 | Urdu | شاہ | king; shah |
| 3 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 4 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |