Where does “تخت” come from?

تخت (Persian) comes from Middle Persian tʾht', from Proto-Iranian *táxtah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

تخت (Persian): flat; throne; capital

Definitions

  1. flat; throne; capital

Ancestry of “تخت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiantʾht'throne
2Proto-Iranian*táxtah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*táktas—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “تخت”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *táxtah →