Where does “pirsîn” come from?
pirsîn (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish pirs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
pirsîn (Kurdish): to ask
Ancestry of “pirsîn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | pirs | question |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |