Where does “ھێز” come from?

ھێز (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *hájah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

ھێز (Central Kurdish): force

Definitions

  1. force

Ancestry of “ھێز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*hájahgoat
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansáȷ́ʰaspower, strength
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáȷ́ʰas →