Where does “курд” come from?

курд (Tajik) comes from Persian کرد, from Middle Persian kwrt, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- — herd, row; file, row, herd.

курд (Tajik): Kurd person

Definitions

  1. Kurd person

Ancestry of “курд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکردnomad; Kurd; past stem of کردن
2Middle Persiankwrt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerdʰ- →Every word from Middle Persian kwrt →Every word from Persian کرد →