Where does “carquois” come from?

carquois (French) comes from Persian تیرکش, from Persian کش, from Persian کشیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

carquois (French): quiver (for arrows)

Definitions

  1. quiver (for arrows)

Ancestry of “carquois”, step by step

carquois traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تیرکش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتیرکشquiver; arrowslit
2Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
3Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

via Anglo-Norman carcois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normancarcois—
2Old Frenchtarchais—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →
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