Where does “مكنسة كهربائية” come from?

مكنسة كهربائية (Arabic) comes from Arabic كهربائي, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

مكنسة كهربائية (Arabic): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “مكنسة كهربائية”, step by step

مكنسة كهربائية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كهربائي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكهربائيelectric
2Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
3Persianکهرباamber
4Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
5Persianکاستنto decrease
6Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Arabic مِكْنَسَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِكْنَسَةbroom
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Persian کاستن →