Where does “xwedî kirin” come from?
xwedî kirin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kirin, from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.
xwedî kirin (Kurdish): to bring up
Definitions
- to bring up
Ancestry of “xwedî kirin”, step by step
xwedî kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Kurdish kirin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | kirin | to do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *xrináHti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krináHti | to buy, purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷrinéh₂ti | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷreyh₂- | to buy |
via Northern Kurdish xwedî
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | xwedî | owner |