Where does “zîha” come from?

zîha (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

zîha (Northern Kurdish): dragon, serpent

Definitions

  1. dragon, serpent

Ancestry of “zîha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Háǰišsnake
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Háǰiš →