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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

Definitions

  1. orbit

Ancestry of “rêgeh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishrê—
2Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰás—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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