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

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “شهباز”, 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 →
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