Where does “xîç” come from?

xîç (Kurdish) comes from Armenian խիճ, from Old Armenian խիճ — small stone, pebble, gravel.

xîç (Kurdish): rubble stone

Definitions

  1. rubble stone

Ancestry of “xîç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխիճcrushed stone, road metal
2Old Armenianխիճsmall stone, pebble, gravel
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