Where does “باپیر” come from?

باپیر (Central Kurdish) comes from Persian با, from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

باپیر (Central Kurdish): grandfather (maternal and paternal)

Definitions

  1. grandfather (maternal and paternal)

Ancestry of “باپیر”, step by step

باپیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian با

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianباsoup; API •; with
2Proto-Iranian*HwáHatahwind
3Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Central Kurdish پیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishپیرold of living things
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts