Where does “hûr kirin” come from?

hûr kirin (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kirin, from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.

hûr kirin (Northern Kurdish): to chop/cut into pieces

Definitions

  1. to chop/cut into pieces

Ancestry of “hûr kirin”, step by step

hûr kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Proto-Turkic hur-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkichur-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti