Where does “keçik” come from?

keçik (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish keç, from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

keçik (Kurdish): little girl

Definitions

  1. little girl

Ancestry of “keçik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishkeçgirl, daughter
2Proto-Iranian*kanyáH—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “keçik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH →