Where does “cîran” come from?
cîran (Kurdish) comes from Persian جیران, from Middle Mongolian ǰērän, from Proto-Turkic yẹgren — yellow, chestnut.
cîran (Kurdish): neighbour
Ancestry of “cîran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | جیران | neighbours |
| 2 | Middle Mongolian | ǰērän | antilope |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yẹgren | yellow, chestnut |