Where does “zimankuj” come from?
zimankuj (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish ziman, from Proto-Iranian *hijwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
zimankuj (Kurdish): linguicide
Definitions
- linguicide
Ancestry of “zimankuj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | ziman | language; tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *hijwáH | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |