Where does “xars” come from?

xars (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian հարս, from Old Armenian հարսն, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

xars (Northern Kurdish): Armenian bride

Definitions

  1. Armenian bride

Ancestry of “xars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհարսfiancée; bride; a newlywed woman
2Old Armenianհարսնbride; daughter-in-law; nymph
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Old Armenian հարսն →