Where does “פרסה” come from?

פרסה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew פרס, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

פרסה (Hebrew): hoof; horseshoe; parasang, parsa

Definitions

  1. hoof; horseshoe; parasang, parsa

Ancestry of “פרסה”, step by step

פרסה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew פרס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפרסto slice, to cut; an ossifrage; to spread, spread...
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
3Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Persian فرسنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفرسنگfarsang
2Middle Persianplsngparasang; frasang

Words derived from “פרסה”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Proto-Iranian párcuš →