Where does “li pey” come from?

li pey (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish li, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

li pey (Northern Kurdish): behind, after

Definitions

  1. behind, after

Ancestry of “li pey”, step by step

li pey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishliin; an element of several prepositions and...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Proto-Indo-European pey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpey-food, nutrition; to adore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Northern Kurdish li →