Where does “زێڕ” come from?

زێڕ (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

زێڕ (Central Kurdish): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “زێڕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “زێڕ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam