Where does “serokwezîr” come from?

serokwezîr (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish serok, 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.

serokwezîr (Kurdish): prime minister

Definitions

  1. prime minister

Ancestry of “serokwezîr”, step by step

serokwezîr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish serok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishserokleader
2Northern KurdishşerAlternative form of şerr
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Northern Kurdish wezîr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishwezîrminister
2Arabicوَزِيرhelper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →