Where does “तरकश” come from?

तरकश (Hindi) comes from Persian ترکش, 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.

तरकश (Hindi): quiver

Definitions

  1. quiver

Ancestry of “तरकश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianترکشquiver; shrapnel, fragment
2Persianتیرکشquiver; arrowslit
3Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
4Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →