Where does “شاهنشاه” come from?

شاهنشاه (Persian) comes from Persian شاهان‌شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, 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.

شاهنشاه (Persian): shahanshah

Definitions

  1. shahanshah

Ancestry of “شاهنشاه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشاهان‌شاه—
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king of kings, shahanshah
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “شاهنشاه”

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