Where does “jîrî” come from?

jîrî (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish -î, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.

jîrî (Kurdish): brightness

Definitions

  1. brightness

Ancestry of “jîrî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishadded to adjectives to make nouns having that...
2Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éstiEvery word from Northern Kurdish