Where does “نوکر شاہی” come from?

نوکر شاہی (Urdu) comes from Urdu شاہی, from Persian شاهی, 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.

نوکر شاہی (Urdu): bureaucracy; rule by bureaucrats

Definitions

  1. bureaucracy; rule by bureaucrats

Ancestry of “نوکر شاہی”, step by step

نوکر شاہی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu شاہی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduشاہیroyal, regal, kingly, princely
2Persianشاهیroyal
3Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
5Old Persian𐏋king
6Proto-Iranianxšáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Urdu نوکر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنوکرservant, domestic, attendant
2Classical Persianنوکر—
3Sanskrit-आनीUsed to form names of associated females
4Proto-Indo-European-HōDerives adjectives, nouns denoting burden,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšáyati →Every word from Proto-Iranian xšáyati →