Where does “ê” come from?

ê (Northern Kurdish) comes from English hyah, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás, from Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

ê (Northern Kurdish): Forms the ezafe particle for singular masculine words

Definitions

  1. Forms the ezafe particle for singular masculine words

Ancestry of “ê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyaha call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHyás—
3Indo-Iranian*Hyás—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás →