Where does “perinasal” come from?

perinasal (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

perinasal (English): near the nose

Definitions

  1. near the nose

Ancestry of “perinasal”, step by step

perinasal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English nasal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnasalOf or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion;...
2Medieval Latinnasalisnasal
3LatinnāsusThe nose
4Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás