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

آدمکش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کش

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

via Persian آدم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآدمhuman; person; man
2ArabicآدَمAdam
3Arabicآدَمُ
4Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
5Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati