Where does “სიფერმკრთალე” come from?
სიფერმკრთალე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ფერმკრთალი, 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.
სიფერმკრთალე (Georgian): luridness, paleness, pallor, wanness
Definitions
- luridness, paleness, pallor, wanness
Ancestry of “სიფერმკრთალე”, step by step
სიფერმკრთალე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ფერმკრთალი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ფერმკრთალი | lurid, pale, palish, wan |
| 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 სი- -ე
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | სი- -ე | hood, -ity, -ness |