Where does “rêgeh” come from?
rêgeh (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish rê, from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
rêgeh (Kurdish): orbit
Ancestry of “rêgeh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Kurdish | rê | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hrāθáh | road, way |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrātʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |