Where does “şah” come from?

şah (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شاه, from 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.

şah (Turkish): shah, ruler; king; check

Definitions

  1. shah, ruler; king; check

Ancestry of “şah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشاهruler, shah
2Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
3Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
4Old Persian𐏋king
5Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “şah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →