Where does “ਪਿਸਰ” come from?
ਪਿਸਰ (Punjabi) comes from Persian پسر, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭥𐭤, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎢𐏂, from Proto-Iranian puθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian putrás, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
ਪਿਸਰ (Punjabi): son; boy
Ancestry of “ਪਿਸਰ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | پسر | son; boy |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭥𐭤 | son |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎢𐏂 | son |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | puθráh | son |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | putrás | boy; son |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |