Where does “پراپر” come from?

پراپر (Persian) 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.

پراپر (Persian): filled to the brim

Definitions

  1. filled to the brim

Ancestry of “پراپر”, step by step

پراپر 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 Persian ـا‌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـا‌
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás