Where does “ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ” come from?

ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਪਰ, 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.

Ancestry of “ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ”, step by step

ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਪਰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਪਰwing; last, past; next
2Persianپارlast year
3Persianپرfull; feather; wing
4Middle Persianpurr—
5Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Punjabi ਕਰਤਾਰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਕਰਤਾਰGod, Creator
2Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →