Where does “波斯” come from?

波斯 (Japanese) comes from English Persia, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

波斯 (Japanese): Persia, especially ancient Persia

Definitions

  1. Persia, especially ancient Persia

Ancestry of “波斯”, step by step

波斯 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Persia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPersiaIran, a country in West Asia
2LatinPersiaPersia
3LatinPersaA Persian
4Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Dutch Perzië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchPerziëPersia

via Middle Chinese 波斯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese波斯
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus