Where does “hezarpê” come from?
hezarpê (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.
hezarpê (Northern Kurdish): millipede
Definitions
- millipede
Ancestry of “hezarpê”, step by step
hezarpê traces back through two 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 hezar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | hezar | thousand |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | hajáhram | one thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saȷ́ʰásram | one thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥-ǵʰéslom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |