Where does “mêr” come from?
mêr (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish mêrd, from Proto-Iranian mr̥táh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mêr (Kurdish): man; husband
Ancestry of “mêr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | mêrd | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | mr̥táh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥tás | dead; mortal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |