Where does “فارسى” come from?
فارسى (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Egyptian Arabic فارسي, from Arabic فَارِسِيّ, from Classical Persian پَارْسِی, from Persian پارس, from French paris, from French patrice, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius — -y, -ic.
فارسى (Egyptian Arabic): Alternative form of فارسي
Definitions
- Alternative form of فارسي
Ancestry of “فارسى”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Egyptian Arabic | فارسي | Persian, Farsi |
| 2 | Arabic | فَارِسِيّ | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | پَارْسِی | — |
| 4 | Persian | پارس | Persian; a pard; an animal smaller than a leopard... |
| 5 | French | paris | plural of pari |
| 6 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 7 | Latin | Pātricius | — |
| 8 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 9 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |