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

  1. bravo! excellent!; money thrown about at...

Ancestry of “شاباش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
2Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
3Middle Persianš't'—
4Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
5Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
6Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

Words derived from “شاباش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →