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Where does “فَرْسَخ” come from?

فَرْسَخ (Arabic) comes from Persian فرسنگ, from Middle Persian plsng — parasang; frasang.

Ancestry of “فَرْسَخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرسنگfarsang
2Middle Persianplsngparasang; frasang

Words derived from “فَرْسَخ”

  • فرسخ فلكي
  • فرسخ
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