Where does “Πέρσης” come from?

Πέρσης (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Πέρσης (Ancient Greek): a Persian

Definitions

  1. a Persian

Ancestry of “Πέρσης”, step by step

Πέρσης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
2Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Ancient Greek πέρθω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut

Words derived from “Πέρσης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →