Where does “meyxanevan” come from?

meyxanevan (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish -van, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

meyxanevan (Northern Kurdish): bartender

Definitions

  1. bartender

Ancestry of “meyxanevan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdish-vanused to form nouns denoting someone who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity: -man, -er, -ist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Northern Kurdish -van →