Where does “پیشکار” come from?

پیشکار (Persian) comes from Persian کار, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

پیشکار (Persian): steward, majordomo

Definitions

  1. steward, majordomo

Ancestry of “پیشکار”, step by step

پیشکار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکارwork; deed; occupation, job
2Old Persian𐎣𐎠𐎼the people, subjects; army
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Persian پیش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیشago; before
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-