Where does “پررنگ” come from?

پررنگ (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.

پررنگ (Persian): vibrant, strong (of colors)

Definitions

  1. vibrant, strong (of colors)

Ancestry of “پررنگ”, step by step

پررنگ 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 رنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرنگcolor
2Middle Persianlngcolor
3Proto-Iranianra(n)ǰ-to colour, dye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →