Where does “alîgirî” come from?

alîgirî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Kurdish alîgir, from Northern Kurdish alî, from Proto-Iranian *Hárdakah, from Proto-Iranian *Hárdah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

alîgirî (Northern Kurdish): support

Definitions

  1. support

Ancestry of “alîgirî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kurdishalîgirsupporter
2Northern Kurdishalîdirection, course; by
3Proto-Iranian*Hárdakah—
4Proto-Iranian*Hárdahhalf, side
5Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas →