Etymology

Borrowing from Persian شهر ‎(šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 ‎(šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 ‎(xšaçam), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati ‎(“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- ‎(“to gain power over, gain control over”).