Where does “emegdar” come from?
emegdar (Zazaki) comes from Zazaki -dar, from Persian ـدار, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian dāráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰāráyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰor-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
emegdar (Zazaki): Someone who has done a job for a long time, a veteran
Definitions
- Someone who has done a job for a long time, a veteran
Ancestry of “emegdar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zazaki | -dar | having, possessing, holding |
| 2 | Persian | ـدار | a suffix indicating ownership in compound words |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 | to hold, have |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | dāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰāráyati | to bear, hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰor-éye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |