Where does “piranî” come from?

piranî (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish pir, from Proto-Iranian pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tuš, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

piranî (Northern Kurdish): majority, plurality

Definitions

  1. majority, plurality

Ancestry of “piranî”, step by step

piranî traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish pir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishpirbridge
2Proto-Iranianpr̥tušbridge
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Northern Kurdish anî

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishanî—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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