Where does “طول کشیدن” come from?

طول کشیدن (Persian) comes from Persian کشیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

طول کشیدن (Persian): to take a long time

Definitions

  1. to take a long time

Ancestry of “طول کشیدن”, step by step

طول کشیدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کشیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag

via Persian طول

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianطولlength of space
2Arabicطُول
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati