Where does “خشک” come from?

خشک (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sews- — to be dry.

خشک (Persian): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “خشک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hhúškah—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHsúškasdry, dried out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sews-to be dry

Words derived from “خشک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsúškas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah →
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