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

Pfirsichbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pfirsich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfirsichpeach
2Latinpersicawalnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative...
3LatinPersicusPersian
4Ancient GreekπερσικόςPersian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians
5Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
6Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
7Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via German baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus
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