Where does “მოყავისფრო” come from?
მოყავისფრო (Georgian) comes from Georgian ყავისფერი, 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.
მოყავისფრო (Georgian): brownish
Definitions
- brownish
Ancestry of “მოყავისფრო”, step by step
მოყავისფრო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ყავისფერი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ყავისფერი | brown |
| 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 | — |