Where does “cotyar” come from?
cotyar (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
cotyar (Northern Kurdish): farmer
Definitions
- farmer
Ancestry of “cotyar”, step by step
cotyar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Turkic yār-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | yār- | to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Northern Kurdish cot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | cot | pair |