Where does “פרס” come from?
פרס (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.
פרס (Hebrew): to slice, to cut; an ossifrage; to spread, spread...
Definitions
- to slice, to cut; an ossifrage; to spread, spread...
Ancestry of “פרס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |