Where does “მონაცრისფრო” come from?
მონაცრისფრო (Georgian) comes from Georgian ნაცრისფერი, from Georgian ფერი, from Turkish peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh — to fill.
მონაცრისფრო (Georgian): grayish/greyish
Definitions
- grayish/greyish
Ancestry of “მონაცრისფრო”, step by step
მონაცრისფრო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ნაცრისფერი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ნაცრისფერი | grey |
| 2 | Georgian | ფერი | color, hue; look-alike |
| 3 | Turkish | peri | fairy, pixie |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 5 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 6 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 7 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Georgian მო- -ო
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | მო- -ო | — |