Where does “پریخوان” come from?

پریخوان (Persian) comes from Persian پری, 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.

پریخوان (Persian): a person who summons or conjures a jinn or peri

Definitions

  1. a person who summons or conjures a jinn or peri

Ancestry of “پریخوان”, step by step

پریخوان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
2Persianپرfull; feather; wing
3Middle Persianpurr—
4Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Persian خوان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوانtable or large tray particularly such one as is...
2Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
3Proto-Iranian*hwanH-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “پریخوان”

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