Where does “pêşmerge” come from?

pêşmerge (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish pêş, from Classical Persian پیش.

pêşmerge (Northern Kurdish): peshmerga

Definitions

  1. peshmerga

Ancestry of “pêşmerge”, step by step

pêşmerge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish pêş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishpêşfront
2Classical Persianپیش—

via Northern Kurdish merg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishmergdeath

Words derived from “pêşmerge”

Every word from Classical Persian پیش →Every word from Northern Kurdish pêş →