Where does “şer” come from?
şer (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
şer (Northern Kurdish): Alternative form of şerr
Ancestry of “şer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *cŕ̥Hah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćŕ̥Has | head, top |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱŕ̥h₂-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |