Where does “mehname” come from?

mehname (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish meh, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mehname (Kurdish): monthly

Definitions

  1. monthly

Ancestry of “mehname”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmehmonth
2Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →