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Where does “𐏋” come from?

𐏋 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

𐏋 (Old Persian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “𐏋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “𐏋”

  • check
  • chess
  • checklist
  • cheque
  • Exchequer
  • checkpoint
  • paycheck
  • shah
  • exchequer
  • Xerxes
  • checker
  • checkers
  • checkbox
  • chessboard
  • checkerboard
  • Ahasuerus
  • checksum
  • uncheck
  • recheck
  • checkable
  • checkmark
  • chequer
  • chequebook
  • checkmarks
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