Where does “jineolojî” come from?
jineolojî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish jin, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
Ancestry of “jineolojî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Kurdish | jin | woman; wife |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰíHwati | to live, be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “jineolojî”