Where does “شاد” come from?

شاد (Persian) comes from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

شاد (Persian): glad, happy, cheerful

Definitions

  1. glad, happy, cheerful

Ancestry of “شاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianš't'—
2Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
3Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
4Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

Words derived from “شاد”

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