Where does “پر” come from?

پر (Persian) comes 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 (Persian): full; feather; wing

Definitions

  1. full; feather; wing

Ancestry of “پر”, step by step

پر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian purr

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

via Indo-Iranian *parnám

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*parnám—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpornómfeather, wing; fern, leaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 →