Where does “تکاپوی” come from?

تکاپوی (Persian) comes from Persian تک, from Middle Persian tk', from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “تکاپوی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتکattack; raid; onslaught; pace of a horse
2Middle Persiantk'running; attack; runing; attack
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “تکاپوی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Middle Persian tk' →Every word from Persian تک →