Where does “tîrmeh” come from?

tîrmeh (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish meh, from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

tîrmeh (Kurdish): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “tîrmeh”, step by step

tîrmeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish meh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmehmonth
2Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Northern Kurdish tîr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishtîrarrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →