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

  1. to begin

Ancestry of “dest pê kirin”, step by step

dest pê kirin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishwith him/her/it
2Northern Kurdishwillow; poplar
3Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
4Proto-Iranian*rādi-
5Proto-Iranian*rād-
6Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Northern Kurdish dest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishdesthand
2Proto-Iranianjástah
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Northern Kurdish kirin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishkirinto do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
2Proto-Iranian*xrináHti
3Proto-Indo-IraniankrináHtito buy, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷrinéh₂tito buy
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷreyh₂-to buy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-