Where does “شهباز” come from?
شهباز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian شهباز, from Persian شه, from Proto-Iranian xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
شهباز (Ottoman Turkish): eagle
Ancestry of “شهباز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شهباز | eagle |
| 2 | Persian | شه | fie; Alternative form of شاه |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | xšwáš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | šwáćš | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |