Where does “زاوا” come from?

زاوا (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

زاوا (Central Kurdish): bridegroom

Definitions

  1. bridegroom

Ancestry of “زاوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianjā́mātāson-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ā́mātāson-in-law
3Proto-Indo-European*ȷ́ā́mātā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā →