Where does “کرمانشاه” come from?

کرمانشاه (Persian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “کرمانشاه”, step by step

کرمانشاه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شاه

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

via Persian کرمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکرمان—
2Middle Persianklmʾn—

Words derived from “کرمانشاه”

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