Where does “persis” come from?
Persis comes from Ancient Greek Περσίς, derived from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, the origin and meaning of which remain uncertain.
Ancestry of “persis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Persis | "third declension"; Persian; a Persian woman |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Περσίς | Persian; a female Persian |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |