Where does “شاباش” come from?
شاباش (Persian) comes from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.
شاباش (Persian): bravo! excellent!; money thrown about at...
Definitions
- bravo! excellent!; money thrown about at...
Ancestry of “شاباش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شاد باش | excellent! well done!; be happy |
| 2 | Persian | شاد | glad, happy, cheerful |
| 3 | Middle Persian | š't' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | šyaHtas | happy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čyaHtas | — |
Words derived from “شاباش”