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.
Ancestry of “پری”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 2 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 3 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |