Where does “شاد” come from?
شاد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.
شاد (Ottoman Turkish): happy, glad
Ancestry of “شاد”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | شاد | glad, happy, cheerful |
| 2 | Middle Persian | š't' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | šyaHtas | happy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čyaHtas | — |