Where does “شاكوش” come from?

شاكوش (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Persian چکش, from Persian چکوچ, from Middle Persian ckwc, from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱, from Proto-Indo-European keku- — cudgel, hammer shaped stick.

شاكوش (Hijazi Arabic): hammer

Definitions

  1. hammer

Ancestry of “شاكوش”, step by step

شاكوش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چکش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچکشhammer
2Persianچکوچ—
3Middle Persianckwchammer
4Avestan𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱battle-axe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeku-cudgel, hammer shaped stick

via Ottoman Turkish چكیچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچكیچhammer
2Proto-Turkic*čekük—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keku- →