Where does “Pfirsich” come from?

Pfirsich (German) comes from Latin persica, 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.

Pfirsich (German): peach

Definitions

  1. peach

Ancestry of “Pfirsich”, step by step

Pfirsich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin persica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
2LatinPersicusPersian
3Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
4Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Middle High German pfersich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpfersichpeach
2Latinpersicumpeach

Words derived from “Pfirsich

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus
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