Where does “pêşmerge” come from?

pêşmerge (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish pêş, from Classical Persian پیش.

pêşmerge (Kurdish): peshmerga

Definitions

  1. peshmerga

Ancestry of “pêşmerge”, step by step

pêşmerge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish pêş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishpêşfront
2Classical Persianپیش—

via Northern Kurdish merg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmergdeath
Every word from Classical Persian پیش →Every word from Northern Kurdish pêş →