Where does “چەکوش” come from?

چەکوش (Central Kurdish) comes from Middle Persian ckwc, from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱, from Proto-Indo-European keku- — cudgel, hammer shaped stick.

چەکوش (Central Kurdish): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “چەکوش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianckwchammer
2Avestan𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱battle-axe
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeku-cudgel, hammer shaped stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keku- →Every word from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱 →Every word from Middle Persian ckwc →