Where does “ਚਾਕ਼ੂ” come from?

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

ਚਾਕ਼ੂ (Punjabi): penknife, knife

Definitions

  1. penknife, knife

Ancestry of “ਚਾਕ਼ੂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَاقُو—
2Persianچاکو—
3Middle Persianckwchammer
4Avestan𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱battle-axe
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeku-cudgel, hammer shaped stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keku- →Every word from Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬐𐬎𐬱 →Every word from Middle Persian ckwc →