Where does “parsa” come from?
parsa (English) comes from Hebrew פרסה, from Hebrew פרס, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
parsa (English): A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa...
Definitions
- A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa...
Ancestry of “parsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | פרסה | hoof; horseshoe; parasang, parsa |
| 2 | Hebrew | פרס | to slice, to cut; an ossifrage; to spread, spread... |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |