Where does “پروانہ” come from?

پروانہ (Urdu) comes from Persian پروانه, from Middle Persian plwʾnk' — guide, leader.

پروانہ (Urdu): moth; butterfly; lover

Definitions

  1. moth; butterfly; lover

Ancestry of “پروانہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپروانهguide, leader; butterfly; caracal, Persian lynx
2Middle Persianplwʾnk'guide, leader
Every word from Middle Persian plwʾnk' →Every word from Persian پروانه →