Where does “کشاکش” come from?

کشاکش (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.

کشاکش (Persian): struggle, conflict

Definitions

  1. struggle, conflict

Ancestry of “کشاکش”, step by step

کشاکش 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 ‌ـا‌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persian‌ـا‌
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati