Where does “asin” come from?
asin (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Háyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háyas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.
asin (Kurdish): iron
Ancestry of “asin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Háyah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háyas | a metal, iron |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éyos | a metal, copper, bronze |