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

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “xwê”, step by step

xwê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian *hwáh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*hwáhself; reflexive pronoun
2Old Saxonswas—
3Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
4Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation

via Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “xwê”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →Every word from Old Saxon swas →