Where does “alîgir” come from?

alîgir (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish alî, from Proto-Iranian *Hárdakah, from Proto-Iranian *Hárdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

alîgir (Kurdish): supporter

Definitions

  1. supporter

Ancestry of “alîgir”, step by step

alîgir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish alî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishalîdirection, course; by
2Proto-Iranian*Hárdakah—
3Proto-Iranian*Hárdahhalf, side
4Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Northern Kurdish gir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishgirhill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “alîgir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas →