Where does “Kurd” come from?

Kurd comes from Persian کرد, derived from Middle Persian kwrt, of unknown ultimate origin.

Kurd (English): A member of the linguistically and culturally...

Definitions

  1. A member of the linguistically and culturally...

Ancestry of “Kurd”, step by step

Kurd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کرد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکردnomad; Kurd; past stem of کردن
2Middle Persiankwrt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

via Central Kurdish کورد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central KurdishکوردKurd

Words derived from “Kurd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Middle Persian kwrt →Every word from Persian کرد →