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

Definitions

  1. salt shaker

Ancestry of “xwêdank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishxwêsalt
2Proto-Iranian*hwáhself; reflexive pronoun
3Old Saxonswas—
4Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
5Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation
Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →Every word from Old Saxon swas →