Where does “nîvgirav” come from?

nîvgirav (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish girav, from Northern Kurdish av, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

nîvgirav (Kurdish): peninsula

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “nîvgirav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishgiravisland
2Northern Kurdishavwater
3Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →
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