Where does “بێوە” come from?

بێوە (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian HwidáwaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

بێوە (Central Kurdish): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “بێوە”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHwidáwaHwidow
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwidʰáwaHwidow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →