Where does “شاهزاده” come from?

شاهزاده (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish شاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋, from Proto-Iranian xšáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

شاهزاده (Persian): "The offspring of a king."

Definitions

  1. "The offspring of a king."

Ancestry of “شاهزاده”, step by step

شاهزاده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish شاه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشاهruler, shah
2Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Persian زاده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزادهoffspring; a suffix forming surnames
2Middle Persianzʾtk'—
3Old Persianzāta—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́aHtásbegotten, produced; child, son, offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “شاهزاده”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →