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
- a smoker of marijuana; pothead, stoner
Ancestry of “esrarkeş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | keş | drug addict |
| 2 | Persian | کش | present stem form of کشتن |
| 3 | Persian | کشیدن | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káršati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéls- | to pull, drag |