Where does “Persēis” come from?

Persēis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Περσηΐς, from Ancient Greek Πέρσης, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Persēis (Latin): Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)

Definitions

  1. Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)

Ancestry of “Persēis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠερσηΐςAlcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus)
2Ancient GreekΠέρσηςa Persian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
4Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “Persēis”

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