Xerxes

The story

1. Old Persian · derived from𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠“ruler among kings”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΞέρξης
3. English todayXerxes

From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠Xšayāršā⁠/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Ahasuerus.

Words from the same roots