Where does “erê kirin” come from?

erê kirin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kirin, from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

erê kirin (Kurdish): to affirm

Definitions

  1. to affirm

Ancestry of “erê kirin”, step by step

erê kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish kirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishkirinto do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
2Proto-Iranian*xrináHti
3Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHtito buy, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy

via Northern Kurdish erê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdisherêyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti