پیاله

From Middle Persian [script needed] (pygʾl /⁠*paygāl⁠/, “cup, goblet”); compare Mazanderani پیلکا (pilëkā), Sogdian [script needed] (ptγ'δ, “cup”), Khotanese [script needed] (phalau, “flat dish, bowl”). Further origin is disputed: * A borrowing from or otherwise cognate form of Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬁𐬭𐬀 (patigāra, “a cup for drinking”), from Proto-Iranian *pati- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”). * A borrowing relationship with Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “cup, bowl”) has been suggested, though the Greek is itself thought to be a loanword, making the ultimate direction unclear.