Where does “xá” come from?

xá (Portuguese) 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.

xá (Portuguese): shah

Definitions

  1. shah

Ancestry of “xá”, step by step

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