Where does “चाकू” come from?
चाकू (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian چَاقُو, from Persian چاکو, from Middle Persian ckwc, from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱, from Proto-Indo-European keku- — cudgel, hammer shaped stick.
चाकू (Hindi): knife
Ancestry of “चाकू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | چَاقُو | — |
| 2 | Persian | چاکو | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | ckwc | hammer |
| 4 | Avestan | 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱 | battle-axe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keku- | cudgel, hammer shaped stick |