Where does “ਪਰਵਾਨਾ” come from?

ਪਰਵਾਨਾ (Punjabi) comes from Persian پروانه, from Middle Persian plwʾnk' — guide, leader.

ਪਰਵਾਨਾ (Punjabi): note, letter, certificate, permit, licence, warrant

Definitions

  1. note, letter, certificate, permit, licence, warrant

Ancestry of “ਪਰਵਾਨਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپروانهguide, leader; butterfly; caracal, Persian lynx
2Middle Persianplwʾnk'guide, leader
Every word from Middle Persian plwʾnk' →Every word from Persian پروانه →