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

Definitions

  1. parsec

Ancestry of “فرسخ فلكي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَرْسَخ—
2Persianفرسنگfarsang
3Middle Persianplsngparasang; frasang
Every word from Middle Persian plsng →Every word from Persian فرسنگ →Every word from Arabic فَرْسَخ →