Where does “şer kirin” come from?

şer kirin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kirin, from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

şer kirin (Kurdish): to battle

Definitions

  1. to battle

Ancestry of “şer kirin”, step by step

şer kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish kirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishkirinto do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
2Proto-Iranian*xrináHti
3Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHtito buy, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy

via Northern Kurdish şer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishşerAlternative form of şerr
2Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti