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
Ancestry of “hestî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | HástH | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HástʰH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |