Where does “periskop” come from?
periskop (Indonesian) comes from Dutch periscoop, from English periscope, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh — to fill.
periskop (Indonesian): periscope
Definitions
- periscope
Ancestry of “periskop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | periscoop | periscope |
| 2 | English | periscope | A form of viewing device that allows the viewer... |
| 3 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 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 |