Where does “li ... de” come from?
li ... de (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish li, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Ancestry of “li ... de”, step by step
li ... de traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Northern Kurdish li
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | li | in; an element of several prepositions and... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Northern Kurdish dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Kurdish | dê | mother |