Where does “şor” come from?

şor (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

şor (Northern Kurdish): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “şor”, step by step

şor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *cuxráh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*cuxráhred
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Classical Persian شور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشور—

Words derived from “şor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh →