Where does “پەرۋانە” come from?

پەرۋانە (Uyghur) comes from Persian پروانه, from Middle Persian plwʾnk' — guide, leader.

پەرۋانە (Uyghur): a kind of moth

Definitions

  1. a kind of moth

Ancestry of “پەرۋانە”, 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 →