Where does “шаҳр” come from?

шаҳр (Tajik) comes from Arabic شَهْر, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, from Proto-Iranian xšaθram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

шаҳр (Tajik): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “шаҳр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَهْرmonth
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩land, country; city
3Old Persian𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
4Proto-Iranianxšaθram—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankšatrámkingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign
6Proto-Indo-Europeantk-e-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “шаҳр”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám →