Where does “পরি-” come from?
পরি- (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit परि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pári, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “পরি-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | परि | around, round; about; against, towards |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pári | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pári | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |