Where does “سەگاوی” come from?

سەگاوی (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish ئاوی, from Central Kurdish ئاو, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

سەگاوی (Central Kurdish): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “سەگاوی”, step by step

سەگاوی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish ئاوی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishئاویblue
2Central Kurdishئاوwater
3Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Central Kurdish سەگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishسەگdog
2Persianسگdog
3Proto-Iraniancwā́dog
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćwā́dog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →