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Where does “περσικών” come from?

περσικών (Greek) comes from Greek περσικός, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

περσικών (Greek): Genitive plural masculine form of περσικός;...

Definitions

  1. Genitive plural masculine form of περσικός;...

Ancestry of “περσικών”, step by step

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