Where does “ნახშირისფერი” come from?

ნახშირისფერი (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.

ნახშირისფერი (Georgian): charcoal (color)

Definitions

  1. charcoal (color)

Ancestry of “ნახშირისფერი”, step by step

ნახშირისფერი 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 ნახშირი

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianნახშირიcoal; carbon
2Old Georgianნაჴშირიcoal
3Proto-Georgian-Zanna-qšir-coal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →