Where does “bênav” come from?

bênav (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish nav, from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

bênav (Kurdish): nameless

Definitions

  1. nameless

Ancestry of “bênav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishnavname
2Proto-IranianHnā́maname
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →