Where does “peşkeş” come from?

peşkeş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیشكش, from Persian پیشکش, from Persian کشیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls- — to pull, drag.

peşkeş (Turkish): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of “peşkeş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپیشكشgift, present
2Persianپیشکشgift, present
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 kʷéls- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéls-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káršati →