Where does “xelatgir” come from?

xelatgir (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish gir, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

xelatgir (Kurdish): prize winner

Definitions

  1. prize winner

Ancestry of “xelatgir”, step by step

xelatgir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish gir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishgirhill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Northern Kurdish xelat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishxelataward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Northern Kurdish gir →
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