Where does “cînav” come from?

cînav (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish nav, from Proto-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

cînav (Northern Kurdish): pronoun

Definitions

  1. pronoun

Ancestry of “cînav”, step by step

cînav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish nav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishnavname
2Proto-IranianHnā́maname
3Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Northern Kurdish cî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishcîwhat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →