Where does “Περσέπολις” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Περσέπολις”, step by step

Περσέπολις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Πέρσης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
3Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Ancient Greek πόλις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
2Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Περσέπολις”

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