Where does “xwêdank” come from?
xwêdank (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish xwê, from Proto-Iranian *hwáh, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.
xwêdank (Kurdish): salt shaker
Ancestry of “xwêdank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | xwê | salt |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *hwáh | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |