Where does “పరదా” come from?

పరదా (Telugu) comes from Hindi पर्दा, from Urdu پردہ, from Classical Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

పరదా (Telugu): a curtain to screen women in a harem

Definitions

  1. a curtain to screen women in a harem

Ancestry of “పరదా”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपर्दाcurtain; screen; veil
2Urduپردہcurtain; screen; veil
3Classical Persianپرده—
4Middle Persianpardag—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Classical Persian پرده →