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Where does “آدمکش” come from?

آدمکش (Persian) comes 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.

آدمکش (Persian): assassin, murderer

Definitions

  1. assassin, murderer

Ancestry of “آدمکش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
2Persianکشیدن—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →