Where does “pez” come from?

pez (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian pácu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pez (Northern Kurdish): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “pez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpáculivestock, animal
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →
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