Where does “hêvîdar” come from?

hêvîdar (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish hêvî, from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš — hope, belief, faith.

hêvîdar (Kurdish): hopeful

Definitions

  1. hopeful

Ancestry of “hêvîdar”, step by step

hêvîdar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish hêvî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishhêvîhope
2Proto-Iranian*hamwátišhope, belief, faith

via Northern Kurdish dar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishdartree
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hamwátiš →Every word from Northern Kurdish hêvî →