Where does “” come from?

pê (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish bî, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

(Northern Kurdish): with him/her/it

Definitions

  1. with him/her/it

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishwillow; poplar
2Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
3Proto-Iranian*rādi-
4Proto-Iranian*rād-
5Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Iranian pā́dah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Northern Kurdish [[wî]]/[[wê]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdish[[wî]]/[[wê]]

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-