Where does “Шехерезада” come from?
Шехерезада (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Persian شهرازاد, from Persian شهر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 — land, country; city.
Ancestry of “Шехерезада”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شهرازاد | — |
| 2 | Persian | شهر | land, country; city, town |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 | land, country; city |