Where does “avkêş” come from?

avkêş (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.

avkêş (Northern Kurdish): water-carrier

Definitions

  1. water-carrier

Ancestry of “avkêş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishavwater
2Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →