Where does “კუპრისფერი” come from?

კუპრისფერი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფერი, from Turkish peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.

კუპრისფერი (Georgian): deep black, deep dark color, tar-colored, ebony-colored

Definitions

  1. deep black, deep dark color, tar-colored, ebony-colored

Ancestry of “კუპრისფერი”, step by step

კუპრისფერი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ფერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianფერიcolor, hue; look-alike
2Turkishperifairy, pixie
3Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
4Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
5Persianپرfull; feather; wing
6Middle Persianpurr—
7Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Georgian კუპრი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianკუპრიtar, tars
2Armenianկուպրtar, resin, pitch
3Old Armenianկուպրasphalt, bitumen
4Akkadian𒇒𒌓𒀀bitumen, pitch
5Akkadian𒅗𒉺𒊒to smear, to daub on; to smear or daub on
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →