Where does “avî” come from?

avî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish av, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

avî (Northern Kurdish): fluid, liquid, watery

Definitions

  1. fluid, liquid, watery

Ancestry of “avî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishavwater
2Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “avî”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →