Where does “namzet” come from?

namzet (Northern Kurdish) comes from Persian نامزد, from Persian نام, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

namzet (Northern Kurdish): candidate

Definitions

  1. candidate

Ancestry of “namzet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامزدcandidate; fiancé, fiancée; nominee
2Persianنامname; reputation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Persian نام →
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