Where does “زێڕین” come from?

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

زێڕین (Central Kurdish): golden

Definitions

  1. golden

Ancestry of “زێڕین”, step by step

زێڕین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish زێڕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishزێڕgold
2Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Persian ـین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
2Middle Persian-yn—
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—

Words derived from “زێڕین”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam →