Where does “زرێچە” come from?

زرێچە (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish زرێ, from Proto-Iranian jráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas — expanse, vastness; ocean.

زرێچە (Central Kurdish): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “زرێچە”, step by step

زرێچە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish زرێ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishزرێsea
2Proto-Iranianjráyah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ráyasexpanse, vastness; ocean

via Uyghur ـچە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurـچەequivalence case suffix; noun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian jráyah →Every word from Central Kurdish زرێ →