Where does “rê” come from?
rê (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
Ancestry of “rê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hrāθáh | road, way |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrātʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |