Where does “alfier” come from?

alfier (Albanian) comes from Italian alfiere, from Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفارس, from Arabic فَارِس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.

alfier (Albanian): flag-bearer, standard-bearer

Definitions

  1. flag-bearer, standard-bearer

Ancestry of “alfier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalfierestandard-bearer; ensign; pioneer
2Spanishalférezsecond lieutenant, subaltern, ensign
3Arabicالفارس—
4Arabicفَارِسthe knight
5Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩Persia
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →