Where does “kêr” come from?
kêr (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish kar — work, labor.
kêr (Northern Kurdish): knife
Definitions
- knife
Ancestry of “kêr”, step by step
kêr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Kurdish kar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | kar | work, labor |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |