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Where does “germ” come from?

germ (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian garmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

germ (Zazaki): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “germ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniangarmáh—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰarmás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →