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

Definitions

  1. man; husband

Ancestry of “mêr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmêrdgenerous
2Proto-Iranianmr̥táh—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥tásdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás →
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