Where does “mêrd” come from?

mêrd (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian mr̥táh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mêrd (Northern Kurdish): generous

Definitions

  1. generous

Ancestry of “mêrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmr̥táh—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥tásdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mêrd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás →