Where does “sêdeng” come from?

sêdeng (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish sê, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sêdeng (Kurdish): triphthong

Definitions

  1. triphthong

Ancestry of “sêdeng”, step by step

sêdeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish sê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishsêthree
2Proto-Iranianθráyahthree
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Northern Kurdish deng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishdengvoice; sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian θráyah →