Where does “آه کشیدن” come from?

آه کشیدن (Persian) comes from Persian کشیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

آه کشیدن (Persian): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “آه کشیدن”, step by step

آه کشیدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کشیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

via Egyptian Arabic اه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicاهyes
2Copticⲁϩⲁyes, indeed
3Egyptianihi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →