Where does “خودکشی” come from?
خودکشی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
خودکشی (Persian): suicide; attempted suicide
Definitions
- suicide; attempted suicide
Ancestry of “خودکشی”, step by step
خودکشی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Persian کش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کش | present stem form of کشتن |
| 2 | Persian | کشیدن | to pull, to drag, to haul |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káršati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |