Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬎 ‎(pərətu, “bridge”), Kurdish pird ‎(“bridge”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Sanskrit पर ‎(par, “over”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.