Where does “hevrik” come from?

hevrik (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish hev, from Proto-Iranian hamHáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hevrik (Northern Kurdish): competitor, rival, opponent

Definitions

  1. competitor, rival, opponent

Ancestry of “hevrik”, step by step

hevrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish hev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishhevmutually
2Proto-IranianhamHáh—
3Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Proto-Indo-European rik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás →