Where does “esrarkeş” come from?

esrarkeş (Turkish) comes from Turkish keş, from Persian کش, from Persian کشیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

esrarkeş (Turkish): a smoker of marijuana; pothead, stoner

Definitions

  1. a smoker of marijuana; pothead, stoner

Ancestry of “esrarkeş”, step by step

esrarkeş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Turkish esrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishesrarmarijuana, weed, pot; hashish, hash; enigma,...
2Persianاسرارplural of سر
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →