Where does “ફારસી” come from?

ફારસી (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian فارسی, from Arabic فَارْسِي, from Persian پارسی, from Middle Persian pʾlsyk', from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

ફારસી (Gujarati): Persian

Definitions

  1. Persian

Ancestry of “ફારસી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفارسی
2Arabicفَارْسِي
3PersianپارسیPersian
4Middle Persianpʾlsyk'Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱusEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćušEvery word from Proto-Iranian párcuš