Where does “сӯхтан” come from?

сӯхтан (Tajik) comes from Persian سوختن, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

сӯхтан (Tajik): burn

Definitions

  1. burn

Ancestry of “сӯхтан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسوختنto burn; to suffer; to be lost; be ruined
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Persian سوختن →