Where does “کاه” come from?
کاه (Persian) comes from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
کاه (Persian): chaff; straw; hay
Ancestry of “کاه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | کاستن | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |