Where does “پر” come from?

پر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

پر (Ottoman Turkish): an unidentified noise, a whirr

Definitions

  1. an unidentified noise, a whirr

Ancestry of “پر”, step by step

پر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپرfull; feather; wing
2Middle Persianpurr—
3Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Classical Persian پر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپر—

Words derived from “پر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →