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

فرس traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿

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

via Proto-Semitic paras-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticparas-—
2Romanianpârîto denounce; accuse
3Old Church Slavonicпьрѣтиto quarrel, argue, dispute; to deny, contradict,...
4Proto-Slavicpьrětito quarrel, deny, renounce

via Arabic فَرَس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَرَسhorse, steed

Words derived from “فرس”

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