Where does “serbajar” come from?

serbajar (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish şer, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

serbajar (Kurdish): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “serbajar”, step by step

serbajar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish şer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishşerAlternative form of şerr
2Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Northern Kurdish bajar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishbajarcity
2Persianبازارmarket; marketplace; bazaar
3Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →