Where does “dû” come from?
dû (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dû (Zazaki): smoke
Ancestry of “dû”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | duHmáh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHmás | mist, fog; smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂mós | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |