Where does “کەندن” come from?

کەندن (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *kanH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH-, from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- — to be pleased, enjoy.

کەندن (Central Kurdish): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “کەندن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*kanH-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*kanH-to love, take pleasure in
3Proto-Indo-Europeankenh₂-to be pleased, enjoy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanH- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *kanH- →