Where does “պարսիկ” come from?

պարսիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պարսիկ, from Middle Persian pʾlsyk', from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

պարսիկ (Armenian): Persian; any Iranian

Definitions

  1. Persian; any Iranian

Ancestry of “պարսիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianպարսիկPersian
2Middle Persianpʾlsyk'Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “պարսիկ”

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