Where does “tarîgan” come from?
tarîgan (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian տարեկան, from Old Armenian տարեկան, from Old Armenian ական, from Old Armenian ակն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
tarîgan (Northern Kurdish): rye
Definitions
- rye
Ancestry of “tarîgan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տարեկան | annual, yearly; -year-old; yearly, every year,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տարեկան | yearly, annual, anniversary, once a year; year;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ական | genitive singular of ակն; dative singular of ակն;... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ակն | eye; hope, expectation; hole, ditch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |