Where does “شاهباز” come from?

شاهباز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شهباز, from Persian شه, from Proto-Iranian xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

شاهباز (Ottoman Turkish): gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Definitions

  1. gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Ancestry of “شاهباز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهبازeagle
2Persianشهfie; Alternative form of شاه
3Proto-Iranianxšwášsix
4Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšwáš →