Where does “persan” come from?

persan (French) comes from French Perse, from Middle French Perse, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš — chest; rib.

persan (French): Persian; Persian language

Definitions

  1. Persian; Persian language

Ancestry of “persan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPersePersian person
2Middle FrenchPersePersian person
3LatinPersiaPersia
4LatinPersaA Persian
5Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “persan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus