Where does “kirin” come from?
kirin (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *xrináHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian krináHti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷrinéh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷreyh₂- — to buy.
kirin (Northern Kurdish): to do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
Definitions
- to do, to make; to take for husband or wife, to...
Ancestry of “kirin”, step by step
kirin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Iranian *xrináHti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *xrináHti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | krináHti | to buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷrinéh₂ti | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷreyh₂- | to buy |