Where does “serdest” come from?

serdest (Northern Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish dest, from Proto-Iranian jástah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

serdest (Northern Kurdish): victorious, dominant

Definitions

  1. victorious, dominant

Ancestry of “serdest”, step by step

serdest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish dest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishdesthand
2Proto-Iranianjástah—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰés-to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰástas →