Where does “पसली” come from?

पसली (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पर्शु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

पसली (Hindi): rib

Definitions

  1. rib

Ancestry of “पसली”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपर्शुa rib; curved knife, sickle; name of a man
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš →Every word from Sanskrit पर्शु →