shah的词源

英文词源

shah (n.)

title of the king of Persia, 1560s, shaw, from Persian shah, shortened from Old Persian xšayathiya "king," from Indo-Iranian *ksayati "he has power over, rules" from PIE *tke- "to gain control of, gain power over" (cognates: Sanskrit ksatram "dominion;" Greek krasthai "to acquire, get," kektesthai "to possess"). His wife is a shahbanu (from banu "lady"); his son is a shahzadah (from zadah "son").

中文词源

shah：沙（旧时波斯国王的称号）

来自波斯语 shah,国王。常见词 check 即缩写自阿拉伯语 shah mat,王将死，一种棋类游戏， 类似中国象棋“将军”。

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