Where does “پل” come from?

پل (Pashto) comes from Classical Persian پل, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pártuš, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

پل (Pashto): footprint

Definitions

  1. footprint

Ancestry of “پل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپل—
2Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩bridge
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpártuš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →