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Where does “Pfirsichbaum” come from?

Pfirsichbaum (German) comes from German Pfirsich, 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 — chest; rib.

Pfirsichbaum (German): peachtree

Definitions

  1. peachtree

Ancestry of “Pfirsichbaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfirsichpeach
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient Greekπερσικός—
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
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