Where does “kesa” come from?

kesa (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian *kacyápah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

kesa (Zazaki): tortoise

Definitions

  1. tortoise

Ancestry of “kesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*kacyápahtortoise, turtle
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *kacyápah →
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