Where does “тахт” come from?

тахт (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تخت, from Persian تخت, from Middle Persian tʾht', from Proto-Iranian *táxtah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

тахт (Serbo-Croatian): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “тахт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishتختthrone; sofa; seat
2Persianتختflat; throne; capital
3Middle Persiantʾht'throne
4Proto-Iranian*táxtah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*táktas—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *táxtah →
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