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

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “dû”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianduHmáh—
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →