Where does “pâlpâi” come from?

pâlpâi (Romanian) comes from Friulian pâl, from Proto-Vietic pər, 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.

pâlpâi (Romanian): to flicker

Definitions

  1. to flicker

Ancestry of “pâlpâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianpâlpole, post
2Proto-Vieticpərto fly
3Persianپرfull; feather; wing
4Middle Persianpurr—
5Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “pâlpâi”

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