Where does “परी” come from?

परी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

परी (Hindi): fairy; peri; a beautiful woman

Definitions

  1. fairy; peri; a beautiful woman

Ancestry of “परी”, step by step

परी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit इ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइto go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Classical Persian پری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپری—
2Middle Persianplyk'witch

Words derived from “परी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →