Where does “مێشھەنگوین” come from?

مێشھەنگوین (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish ھەنگوین, from Proto-Iranian Hangubáynah, from Proto-Iranian báynah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéy-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

مێشھەنگوین (Central Kurdish): honey bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee

Ancestry of “مێشھەنگوین”, step by step

مێشھەنگوین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish ھەنگوین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishھەنگوینhoney
2Proto-IranianHangubáynahhoney, beeswax
3Proto-Iranianbáynahfly, bee
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰáynas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéy-no-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Central Kurdish مێش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishمێشfly (insect)
2Proto-Iranian*máxšiHmidge, fly
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mákšiHmidge, fly, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéy-no-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰáynas →
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