Where does “مانگیلە” come from?

مانگیلە (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish مانگ, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

مانگیلە (Central Kurdish): crescent

Definitions

  1. crescent

Ancestry of “مانگیلە”, step by step

مانگیلە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish مانگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishمانگmoon
2Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Central Kurdish ـیلە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـیلە—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →