Where does “serban” come from?

serban (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish şer, from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

serban (Northern Kurdish): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “serban”, step by step

serban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish şer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishşerAlternative form of şerr
2Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Northern Kurdish ban

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishbanroof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →