Where does “ਪਰ” come from?
ਪਰ (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.
ਪਰ (Punjabi): wing; last, past; next
Definitions
- wing; last, past; next
Ancestry of “ਪਰ”, step by step
ਪਰ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian پار
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پار | last year |
| 2 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 3 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Sanskrit परम्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | परम् | after, but; ultimate |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via Prakrit 𑀧𑀬
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀬 | foot |