Where does “فرسخ فلكي” come from?
فرسخ فلكي (Arabic) comes from Arabic فَرْسَخ, from Persian فرسنگ, from Middle Persian plsng — parasang; frasang.
فرسخ فلكي (Arabic): parsec
Ancestry of “فرسخ فلكي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَرْسَخ | — |
| 2 | Persian | فرسنگ | farsang |
| 3 | Middle Persian | plsng | parasang; frasang |