Where does “zerd” come from?

zerd (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian *járHitah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zerd (Zazaki): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “zerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*járHitahyellow, green
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Iranian *járHitah →
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