Where does “پر” come from?

پر (Punjabi) comes from Persian پار, 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.

پر (Punjabi): wing; last, past; next

Definitions

  1. wing; last, past; next

Ancestry of “پر”, step by step

پر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپارlast year
2Persianپرfull; feather; wing
3Middle Persianpurr—
4Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Sanskrit परम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरम्after, but; ultimate
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →