Where does “gez kirin” come from?

gez 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.

gez kirin (Kurdish): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “gez kirin”, step by step

gez 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 gez

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