Where does “خشکیدن” come from?

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

خشکیدن (Persian): to dry up, to wither

Definitions

  1. to dry up, to wither

Ancestry of “خشکیدن”, step by step

خشکیدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خشک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخشکdry
2Proto-Iranian*Hhúškah—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHsúškasdry, dried out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sews-to be dry

via Persian ـیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیدنForms regular verbal infinitives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsúškas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hhúškah →