Where does “ziman” come from?
ziman (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian hižwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
ziman (Kurdish): language; tongue
Ancestry of “ziman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | hižwáH | tongue; language |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |