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Where does “xšaθram” come from?

xšaθram (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “xšaθram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
2Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “xšaθram”

  • Artaxerxes
  • satrap
  • Shahrazad
  • satrapal
  • satrapic
  • satrapess
  • satrapian
  • satrapes
  • satrapa
  • satraps
  • satrape
  • Artaxerxes
  • sátrapa
  • satrapo
  • сатрап
  • sátrapa
  • satrapa
  • šeher
  • satrap
  • Šeherezada
  • Шехерезада
  • сатрап
  • шехер
  • شهرزاد
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