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Where does “پرتکاپو” come from?

پرتکاپو (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.

پرتکاپو (Persian): active, hardworking; anxious, turbulent

Definitions

  1. active, hardworking; anxious, turbulent

Ancestry of “پرتکاپو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپرfull; feather; wing
2Middle Persianpurr—
3Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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