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Where does “فرس” come from?

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

فرس (Arabic): to maul, to tear up, to tatter; verbal noun of...

Definitions

  1. to maul, to tear up, to tatter; verbal noun of...

Ancestry of “فرس”, step by step

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

Words derived from “فرس”

  • haras
  • harras
  • haras
  • haras
  • haraz
  • haraz
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