Where does “بزکشی” come from?

بزکشی (Persian) comes from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

Ancestry of “بزکشی”, step by step

بزکشی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبزgoat
2Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →