Where does “ماکەر” come from?

ماکەر (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish کەر, from Proto-Iranian xárah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰáras — donkey.

ماکەر (Central Kurdish): she-ass

Definitions

  1. she-ass

Ancestry of “ماکەر”, step by step

ماکەر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish کەر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishکەرdonkey (a domestic animal)
2Proto-Iranianxárahhorse
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰárasdonkey

via Central Kurdish ماـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishماـ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰáras →Every word from Proto-Iranian xárah →Every word from Central Kurdish کەر →