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Where does “dirêj” come from?

dirêj (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós — long.

dirêj (Northern Kurdish): long

Definitions

  1. long

Ancestry of “dirêj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniandr̥Hgáhlong, late
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandr̥Hgʰáslong, lengthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong

Words derived from “dirêj”

  • dirêj kirin
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