The substantially shorter Middle Persian šāh continues Old Persian xšāyaθiyā; the reviewed record does not invent every unattested intermediate sound change.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0191historical continuationestablished
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šāh
king, sovereign
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld Persian · Achaemenid Old Persian · king sovereignxšāyaθiyā
king, sovereign
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The meaning “king, sovereign” remains stable.
Achaemenid Old Persian to Middle Persian.
Rüdiger Schmitt · Merriam-Webster Editors
established — The continuation is explicit, while the internal contraction history is not overstated.
reviewed
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supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Traces Middle Persian to Old Persian.
Achaemenid Dynasty I: The Clan and DynastyTitles, xšāyaθiya
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the attested Old Persian title and Iranian derivation.
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