Where does “خوک” come from?

خوک (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hwk', from Proto-Iranian *huHkáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian suH-, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

خوک (Persian): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “خوک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhwk'—
2Proto-Iranian*huHkáh—
3Proto-Indo-IraniansuH-pig, swine, hog
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “خوک”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →