Where does “پری” come from?

پری (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian پری, 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.

پری (Ottoman Turkish): fairy

Definitions

  1. fairy

Ancestry of “پری”, step by step

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

Words derived from “پری”

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