Where does “Περσηΐς” come from?

Περσηΐς (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.

Περσηΐς (Ancient Greek): Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)

Definitions

  1. Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)

Ancestry of “Περσηΐς”, step by step

Περσηΐς 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 Περσεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠερσεύςPerseus
2Ancient Greekπέρθωto sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerdʰ-to cut; cut

Words derived from “Περσηΐς”

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