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

  1. suicide; attempted suicide

Ancestry of “خودکشی”, step by step

خودکشی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Persian خود

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخودoneself; one's own; self
2Middle PersianBNPŠE

Words derived from “خودکشی

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی