Where does “شهباز” come from?

شهباز (Persian) comes from Persian شه, from Proto-Iranian xšwáš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

شهباز (Persian): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “شهباز”, step by step

شهباز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشهfie; Alternative form of شاه
2Proto-Iranianxšwášsix
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Persian باز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازopen; wide; again
2Middle Persianʾpʾc—

Words derived from “شهباز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšwáš →