paats (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch paers, from Old French pers, from Medieval Latin persus, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš — chest; rib.
Ancestry of “paats”, step by step
paats traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.