Where does “bi dest xistin” come from?
bi dest xistin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish bî, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
bi dest xistin (Kurdish): achieve
Ancestry of “bi dest xistin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | bî | willow; poplar |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |