Where does “dest pê kirin” come from?
dest pê kirin (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish pê, from Northern Kurdish bî, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
dest pê kirin (Northern Kurdish): to begin
Definitions
- to begin
Ancestry of “dest pê kirin”, step by step
dest pê kirin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Kurdish pê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | pê | with him/her/it |
| 2 | Northern Kurdish | bî | willow; poplar |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Northern Kurdish dest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | dest | hand |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | jástah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰástas | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰés-to- | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰes- | hand; take, give in exchange |
via Northern Kurdish kirin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | kirin | to do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *xrináHti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krináHti | to buy, purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷrinéh₂ti | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷreyh₂- | to buy |