English
peri
Peri comes from Ottoman Turkish پری ‘fairy’, and goes back to Persian پری.
- Persianc. 900–presentپریpari
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928same formperi‘fairy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008peri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentپریpari
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928same formperi‘fairy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008peri
Earliest quotation: 2008, A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales: “The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized…”
Linked words
through Persian پری
Today it means
noun A sprite or supernatural being.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian پری / peri