Where does “paats” come from?

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.

via Middle Dutch paers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpaers
2Old Frenchperstwelve peers
3Medieval LatinpersusPersian
4LatinPersicusPersian
5Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
6Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
7Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
8Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
9Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Middle Dutch pers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchperspurple

via Middle Dutch peers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpeers
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćušEvery word from Proto-Iranian párcuš