Where does “persà” come from?

persà (Catalan) comes from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

persà (Catalan): Persian pertaining to Persia or the Persian people

Definitions

  1. Persian pertaining to Persia or the Persian people

Ancestry of “persà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersaA Persian
2Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “persà”

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