Where does “پرده” come from?

پرده (Iraqi Arabic) comes from Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

پرده (Iraqi Arabic): curtain

Definitions

  1. curtain

Ancestry of “پرده”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
2Middle Persianpardag—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Persian پرده →