Where does “marmasî” come from?
marmasî (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish masî, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mátsyas — fish.
marmasî (Kurdish): eel
Ancestry of “marmasî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | masî | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mátsyas | fish |