Where does “masîgir” come from?

masîgir (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish masî, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mátsyas — fish.

masîgir (Kurdish): angler

Definitions

  1. angler

Ancestry of “masîgir”, step by step

masîgir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish masî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmasîfish
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmátsyasfish

via Northern Kurdish gir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishgirhill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mátsyas →Every word from Northern Kurdish masî →
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