Where does “hirç” come from?
hirç (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hŕ̥šah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.
hirç (Kurdish): bear
Ancestry of “hirç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hŕ̥šah | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hŕ̥ćšas | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |