Where does “کچ” come from?

کچ (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

کچ (Central Kurdish): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “کچ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*kanyáH—
2Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH →