Where does “الفارس” come from?
الفارس (Arabic) comes from Arabic فَارِس, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “الفارس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | فَارِس | the knight |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭯𐭠𐭥𐭮𐭩 | Persia |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |