Where does “afyonkeş” come from?

afyonkeş (Turkish) comes from Turkish afyon, from Ottoman Turkish افیون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

afyonkeş (Turkish): opium addict

Definitions

  1. opium addict

Ancestry of “afyonkeş”, step by step

afyonkeş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish afyon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishafyonopium
2Ottoman Turkishافیون—
3Arabicأَفْيُون—
4Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Turkish keş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkeşdrug addict
2Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
3Persianکشیدنto pull, to drag, to haul
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →