Where does “پری” come from?

پری (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.

پری (Persian): sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...

Definitions

  1. sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...

Ancestry of “پری”, step by step

پری traces back through 3 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 ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Persian پریر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپریرday before yesterday
2Middle Persianplʾyyl—
3Proto-Iranianparāyarah—
4Proto-Iranianpara-—

Words derived from “پری”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →