Where does “kurmandži” come from?

kurmandži (Finnish) comes from Northern Kurdish kurmancî, from Northern Kurdish -î, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

kurmandži (Finnish): Kurmanji the northern variant of the

Definitions

  1. Kurmanji the northern variant of the

Ancestry of “kurmandži”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishkurmancîKurmanji, Northern Kurdish northern Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in Turkey
2Northern Kurdish-îadded to adjectives to make nouns having that...
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti →Every word from Northern Kurdish -î →Every word from Northern Kurdish kurmancî →