Where does “پریروز” come from?

پریروز (Persian) comes from Persian روز, from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃, from Proto-Iranian ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

پریروز (Persian): the day before yesterday

Definitions

  1. the day before yesterday

Ancestry of “پریروز”, step by step

پریروز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزday; daylight; daytime
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
3Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
4Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
5Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →