Where does “taxt” come from?

taxt (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai 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.

taxt (Uzbek): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “taxt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiتختthrone
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 →