Where does “فیروزی” come from?
فیروزی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic فَيْرُوز, from Classical Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “فیروزی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فَيْرُوز | — |
| 2 | Classical Persian | پیروزه | turquoise |
| 3 | Turkic | Turkic | — |
| 4 | English | sarapa | A robe of honour |
| 5 | Persian | سراپا | from head to toe |
| 6 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |