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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkeşdrug addict
2Persianکشpresent stem form of کشتن
3Persianکشیدن—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankáršati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéls-to pull, drag
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