Where does “شهبانو” come from?

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

شهبانو (Persian): queen consort; empress, queen regnant, regina

Definitions

  1. queen consort; empress, queen regnant, regina

Ancestry of “شهبانو”, step by step

شهبانو 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 بانو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبانوlady
2Middle Persianbʾnwk'—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian šwáćš →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšwáš →