Where does “peri” come from?

peri (Malay) comes from English Free, from English faller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

peri (Malay): about, concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect

Definitions

  1. about, concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect

Ancestry of “peri”, step by step

peri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Free

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFreeUnconstrained
2EnglishfallerOne who falls; A fruit that falls from the tree,...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Persian پری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
2Persianپرfull; feather; wing
3Middle Persianpurr
4Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Sanskrit परि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरिaround, round; about; against, towards
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpári
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpári
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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