Where does “پردہ” come from?

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

پردہ (Urdu): curtain; screen; veil

Definitions

  1. curtain; screen; veil

Ancestry of “پردہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپرده—
2Middle Persianpardag—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “پردہ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Classical Persian پرده →