Where does “pâlpâială” come from?

pâlpâială (Romanian) comes from Romanian pâlpâi, 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 — to fill.

pâlpâială (Romanian): flicker

Definitions

  1. flicker

Ancestry of “pâlpâială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpâlpâito flicker
2Friulianpâlpole, post
3Proto-Vieticpərto fly
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr—
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →