Where does “چاقو” come from?

چاقو (Persian) comes from Persian چاکو, from Middle Persian ckwc, from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱, from Proto-Indo-European keku- — cudgel, hammer shaped stick.

چاقو (Persian): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “چاقو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچاکو—
2Middle Persianckwchammer
3Avestan𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱battle-axe
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeku-cudgel, hammer shaped stick

Words derived from “چاقو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keku- →Every word from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱 →Every word from Middle Persian ckwc →