Where does “პლატინისფერი” come from?
პლატინისფერი (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.
პლატინისფერი (Georgian): platinum (color)
Definitions
- platinum (color)
Ancestry of “პლატინისფერი”, step by step
პლატინისფერი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ფერი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ფერი | color, hue; look-alike |
| 2 | Turkish | peri | fairy, pixie |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 4 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 5 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 6 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Georgian პლატინა
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | პლატინა | platinum |
| 2 | Russian | пла́тина | platinum |
| 3 | Spanish | platina | platinum; stage |
| 4 | Spanish | plata | argent; silver; money |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |