Where does “lê dan” come from?
lê dan (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish dan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
lê dan (Kurdish): to beat
Definitions
- to beat
Ancestry of “lê dan”, step by step
lê dan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Kurdish dan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | dan | to give, to grant, to provide with |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dádaHti | to give |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Northern Kurdish lê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | lê | but |