Where does “Persic” come from?
Persic (English) comes from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
Persic (English): Archaic form of Persian
Ancestry of “Persic”, step by step