Where does “xwê” come from?
xwê (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *hwáh, from Old Saxon swas, from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.
xwê (Northern Kurdish): salt
Ancestry of “xwê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *hwáh | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | swas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swēsaz | one's own, familiar, trusted |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swēsa- | own, relation |