- purdah (n.)
[purdah 词源字典]
- 1800, from Urdu and Persian pardah "veil, curtain," from Old Persian pari "around, over" (from PIE *per- (1); see per-) + da- "to place", from PIE *dhe- "to set, put" (see factitious).[purdah etymology, purdah origin, 英语词源]