Where does “zikmezin” come from?

zikmezin (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish mezin, from Proto-Iranian majā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

zikmezin (Kurdish): abdominous

Definitions

  1. abdominous

Ancestry of “zikmezin”, step by step

zikmezin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish mezin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmezinbig
2Proto-Iranianmajā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Northern Kurdish zik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishzikstomach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Iranian majā́ →