Where does “بەردەستێ” come from?

بەردەستێ (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish بەرد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

بەردەستێ (Central Kurdish): flint

Definitions

  1. flint

Ancestry of “بەردەستێ”, step by step

بەردەستێ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish بەرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishبەردstone
2Proto-Iranian*varta-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Central Kurdish ئەستێ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishئەستێ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta- →Every word from Central Kurdish بەرد →