Where does “xwê” come from?
xwê (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
xwê (Kurdish): salt
Ancestry of “xwê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |