Where does “Parsi” come from?
Parsi comes from Sanskrit पारसिक, which derives from an Iranian source meaning "of or relating to Persia."
Parsi (English): A member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian...
Definitions
- A member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian...
Ancestry of “Parsi”, step by step
Parsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian پَارْسِی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پَارْسِی | — |
| 2 | Persian | پارس | Persian; a pard; an animal smaller than a leopard... |
| 3 | French | paris | plural of pari |
| 4 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 5 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 6 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |