Where does “شاهنامه‌خوان” come from?

شاهنامه‌خوان (Persian) comes from Persian شاهنامه, from Arabic شَاه, 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.

شاهنامه‌خوان (Persian): Shahnameh-khan (reciter of the Shahnameh)

Definitions

  1. Shahnameh-khan (reciter of the Shahnameh)

Ancestry of “شاهنامه‌خوان”, step by step

شاهنامه‌خوان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شاهنامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاهنامهthe
2Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
3Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Classical Persian خْوَان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخْوَان
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati