Where does “heval” come from?

heval (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish hev, from Proto-Iranian hamHáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

heval (Kurdish): friend; comrade

Definitions

  1. friend; comrade

Ancestry of “heval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishhevmutually
2Proto-IranianhamHáh—
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →