Where does “ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ” come from?

ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ, from Classical 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.

ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ (Punjabi): from the king's mouth

Definitions

  1. from the king's mouth

Ancestry of “ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ”, step by step

ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਸ਼ਾਹking
2Classical Persianشاه
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Punjabi ਮੁਖ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੁਖmouth; face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyatiEvery word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati
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