Where does “serdem” come from?

serdem (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.

serdem (Northern Kurdish): period, era, epoch

Definitions

  1. period, era, epoch

Ancestry of “serdem”, step by step

serdem 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 dem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishdemtime
2Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱŕ̥h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćŕ̥Has →