Where does “berazê erdê” come from?

berazê erdê (Northern Kurdish) comes from Kurdish beraz, from Proto-Iranian warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás — boar.

berazê erdê (Northern Kurdish): aardvark

Definitions

  1. aardvark

Ancestry of “berazê erdê”, step by step

berazê erdê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kurdish beraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kurdishberazpig
2Proto-Iranianwarājáhwild boar
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwarāȷ́ʰásboar

via Northern Kurdish erd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdisherdEarth; ground, earth
2Arabicأَرْضearth; ground, soil
3Proto-Semiticʾarṣ́-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian warāȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian warājáh →Every word from Kurdish beraz →