Where does “მოვარდისფრო” come from?

მოვარდისფრო (Georgian) comes from Georgian ვარდისფერი, from Georgian -ფერი, from Georgian ფერი, from Turkish peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr — to fill.

მოვარდისფრო (Georgian): pinkish

Definitions

  1. pinkish

Ancestry of “მოვარდისფრო”, step by step

მოვარდისფრო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian ვარდისფერი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianვარდისფერიpink, roseate, rose-coloured, rosy
2Georgian-ფერიSuffixed to nouns; Derives an adjective meaning...
3Georgianფერიcolor, hue; look-alike
4Turkishperifairy, pixie
5Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
6Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
7Persianپرfull; feather; wing
8Middle Persianpurr
9Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
10Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Georgian მო- -ო

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ო
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás