shah

shah · noun¹

1. Old Persian · derived from𐏋
2. Middle Persian · derived from𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠
3. Persian · borrowed fromشاه
4. English todayshah

Borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (MLKA /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/). Doublet of check and kshatriya. More at chess.

shah · noun²

1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromшаг
2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromшаг
3. English todayshah

Borrowed from Ukrainian шаг (šah).

Shah · proper noun³

1. Sanskrit · derived fromसाधु“merchant; jeweller; money-lender”
2. Gujarati · borrowed fromસાહ“merchant”
3. Persian · borrowed fromشاه“shah, king”
4. English todayShah

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”), a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent. * Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”), an occupational surname from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”).

Words from the same roots