Where does “persia” come from?

persia (Finnish) comes from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

persia (Finnish): The modern Persian language; The old Persian...

Definitions

  1. The modern Persian language; The old Persian...

Ancestry of “persia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPersiaPersia
2LatinPersaA Persian
3Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
5Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “persia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus