Where does “alîsork” come from?

alîsork (Northern Kurdish) comes 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.

alîsork (Northern Kurdish): a kind of pear (with a red side)

Definitions

  1. a kind of pear (with a red side)

Ancestry of “alîsork”, step by step

alîsork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish alî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishalîdirection, course; by
2Proto-Iranian*Hárdakah—
3Proto-Iranian*Hárdahhalf, side
4Proto-Indo-IranianHárdʰasdivision, half
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁érdʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Northern Kurdish şor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishşorsalty
2Proto-Iranian*cuxráhred
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas →