Where does “hestî” come from?

hestî (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian HástH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HástʰH, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

hestî (Kurdish): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “hestî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHástHbone
2Proto-Indo-IranianHástʰHbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HástʰH →Every word from Proto-Iranian HástH →
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